diff --git a/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl b/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl
index af8fc870..77e3882e 100644
--- a/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl
+++ b/scribble-doc/scribblings/scribble/reader.scrbl
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Finally, note that there are currently no special rules for using
 @;--------------------------------------------------------------------
 @section{The Datum Part}
 
-The datum part can contains arbitrary Racket expressions, which
+The datum part can contain arbitrary Racket expressions, which
 are simply stacked before the body text arguments:
 
 @scribble-examples|==={
diff --git a/scribble-lib/scribble/doc.txt b/scribble-lib/scribble/doc.txt
index 40d16d86..7d9c564b 100644
--- a/scribble-lib/scribble/doc.txt
+++ b/scribble-lib/scribble/doc.txt
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ in the command itself, which can lead to things like:
 
 ** The Datum Part
 
-The datum part can contains arbitrary Scheme expressions, which are
+The datum part can contain arbitrary Scheme expressions, which are
 simply stacked before the body text arguments:
 
   @foo[1 (* 2 3)]{bar}     --reads-as-->    (foo 1 (* 2 3) "bar")