diff --git a/pkg/mods/str/str.d.elv b/pkg/mods/str/str.d.elv
index 57c47d1e..e260f25e 100644
--- a/pkg/mods/str/str.d.elv
+++ b/pkg/mods/str/str.d.elv
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ fn trim-left {|str cutset| }
 # ```
 fn trim-prefix {|str prefix| }
 
-# Outputs `$str` with all leading Unicode code points contained in `$cutset`
+# Outputs `$str` with all trailing Unicode code points contained in `$cutset`
 # removed. To remove a suffix string use [`str:trim-suffix`](#str:trim-suffix).
 #
 # ```elvish-transcript
diff --git a/website/ref/language.md b/website/ref/language.md
index e617699d..1f29934c 100644
--- a/website/ref/language.md
+++ b/website/ref/language.md
@@ -2509,7 +2509,7 @@ There is experimental support for importing modules written in Go. See the
 
 ### Circular dependencies
 
-Circular dependencies are allowed but has an important restriction. If a module
+Circular dependencies are allowed but have an important restriction. If a module
 `a` contains `use b` and module `b` contains `use a`, the top-level statements
 in module `b` will only be able to access variables that are defined before the
 `use b` in module `a`; other variables will be `$nil`.