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diff --git a/man/mh-format.man b/man/mh-format.man
index c2176532..104b8212 100644
--- a/man/mh-format.man
+++ b/man/mh-format.man
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\" %nmhwarning%
 .
 .SH NAME
-mh-format \- format file for nmh message system
+mh-format \- formatting language for nmh message system
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Several
 .B nmh
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ The function escapes may be roughly grouped into a few categories.
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .ta \w'Fformataddr 'u +\w'Aboolean 'u +\w'Rboolean 'u
-.I "Function	Argument   Result	Description"
+.I "Function	Argument	Return	Description"
 msg		integer	message number
 cur		integer	message is current (0 or 1)
 unseen		integer	message is unseen (0 or 1)
@@ -429,9 +429,12 @@ specified by their leading field width argument.  For example,
 size in a field six characters wide filled with leading zeros;
 %14(\fIputstrf\^\fR{\fIfrom\^\fR}) will print the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq header
 component in fourteen characters with trailing spaces added as needed.
-For \fIputstrf\fR, using a negative value for the field width causes
-right-justification of the string within the field, with padding on
+Using a negative value for the field width causes
+right-justification within the field, with padding on
 the left up to the field width.
+Padding is with spaces except for a left-padded
+.I putnumf
+when the width starts with zero.
 The functions (\fIputnum\fR\^) and
 (\fIputstr\fR\^) are somewhat special: they print their result in the
 minimum number of characters required, and ignore any leading field width
@@ -775,6 +778,6 @@ at 4 digits.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IR scan (1),
 .IR repl (1),
-.IR fmttest (1),
+.IR fmttest (1)
 .SH CONTEXT
 None