diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 3c2feaa11a..55764fc1f2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
<term><literal>ON_ERROR</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies which how to behave when encountering an error due to column values
- unacceptable to the input function of each attribute's data type.
+ Specifies how to behave when encountering an error converting a column's
+ input value into its data type.
An <replaceable class="parameter">error_action</replaceable> value of
<literal>stop</literal> means fail the command, while
<literal>ignore</literal> means discard the input row and continue with the next one.
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ COPY <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>
The <command>COPY FROM</command> command physically inserts input rows
into the table as it progresses. If the command fails, these rows are
left in a deleted state; these rows will not be visible, but still
- occupying disk space. This might amount to a considerable amount of
+ occupy disk space. This might amount to considerable
wasted disk space if the failure happened well into a large copy
operation. <command>VACUUM</command> should be used to recover the
wasted space.