diff --git a/doc/lispref/parsing.texi b/doc/lispref/parsing.texi
index 35776b88c67..4da72b512b0 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/parsing.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/parsing.texi
@@ -1806,12 +1806,12 @@ returns a node that encloses @var{position}.
 
 Again, @var{thing} can be either a symbol or a predicate.
 
-If @var{parser} is non-nil, only use that parser's parse tree.
-Otherwise each parser covering point is tried from most specific
-(deepest embedded) to least specific.  If there are multiple parsers with
-the same embed level at @var{pos}, which parser is tried first is
-undefined.  If PARSER is a language symbol, the parsers tried are
-limited to ones for that language.
+If @var{parser} is non-@code{nil}, only use that parser's parse tree.
+Otherwise try each parser covering point, from the most specific
+(deepest-embedded) to the least specific.  If there are multiple parsers with
+the same embed level at @var{position}, which parser is tried first is
+undefined.  If @var{parser} is a language symbol, the function limits
+the parsers it tries to the ones for that language.
 @end defun
 
 @defun treesit-thing-next position thing &optional parser
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ This function is similar to @code{treesit-thing-prev}, only it returns
 the first node @emph{after} @var{position} that's the @var{thing}.  It
 also guarantees that if a node is returned, the node's start position is
 greater or equal to @var{position}.  The @var{parser} parameter is the
-same as in @code{treesit-thing-prev} as well.
+same as in @code{treesit-thing-prev}.
 @end defun
 
 @defun treesit-navigate-thing position arg side thing &optional tactic
@@ -1873,10 +1873,10 @@ position must be strictly greater than @var{position}.
 @code{treesit-thing-settings}, or a predicate.
 
 If @var{parser} is non-nil, only use that parser's parse tree.
-Otherwise each parser covering point is tried from most specific (deepest
-embedded) to least specific.  If there are multiple parsers with the same
-embed level at @var{pos}, which parser is tried first is undefined.
-@var{parser} can also be a language symbol.
+Otherwise try each parser covering point, from the most specific
+(deepest-embedded) to the least specific.  If there are multiple parsers
+with the same embed level at @var{position}, which parser is tried first is
+undefined.  @var{parser} can also be a language symbol.
 @end defun
 
 @findex treesit-beginning-of-thing
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 5e63c879e5f..0e0f8743ed3 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1250,16 +1250,16 @@ Multi-language major modes can rely on the default return value from
 'treesit-language-at' that uses the new function 'treesit-parsers-at'.
 
 +++
-*** Tree-sitter thing functions now work better with multiple parsers
-These functions now have better handling when there are multiple
-parsers at point: 'treesit-thing-prev', 'treesit-thing-next',
+*** Tree-sitter thing functions now work better with multiple parsers.
+The following functions now handle better the case when there are
+multiple parsers at point: 'treesit-thing-prev', 'treesit-thing-next',
 'treesit-navigate-thing', 'treesit-thing-at'.  When there are multiple
 parsers at point, instead of using whatever 'treesit-node-at' returns at
-point, these functions now try every relevant parser in descending
-order of relevance.  (Deeper embedded parser has higher relevance.)
-These functions now also take an additional optional argument, PARSER,
-that allows caller to specify a parser or language to use.  That also
-means 'treesit-beginning/end-of-defun' now can move across parsers.
+point, these functions now try every relevant parser in descending order
+of relevance.  (Deeper-embedded parsers have higher relevance.)  These
+functions now also take an additional optional argument, PARSER, that
+allows caller to specify a parser or language to use.  That also means
+'treesit-beginning/end-of-defun' now can move across parsers.
 
 
 +++