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diff --git a/man/mh-format.man b/man/mh-format.man
index 6d84c972..d5b8f2b9 100644
--- a/man/mh-format.man
+++ b/man/mh-format.man
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ cur		integer	message is current (0 or 1)
 unseen		integer	message is unseen (0 or 1)
 size		integer	size of message
 strlen		integer	length of \fIstr\fR
-width		integer	output buffer size in bytes
+width		integer	column width of terminal
 charleft		integer	bytes left in output buffer
 timenow		integer	seconds since the UNIX epoch
 me		string	the user's mailbox (username)
@@ -427,9 +427,10 @@ The functions (\fIputnum\fR\^) and
 required, and ignore any leading field width argument.  The (\fIputlit\fR\^)
 function outputs the exact contents of the str register without any changes
 such as duplicate space removal or control character conversion.
-The (\fIzputlit\fR\^) similarly outputs the exact contents of the str
-register, but requires that those contents not occupy any output width.
-It can therefore be used for outputting terminal escape sequences.
+The (\fIzputlit\fR\^) function similarly outputs the exact contents of
+the str register, but requires that those contents not occupy any
+output width.  It can therefore be used for outputting terminal escape
+sequences.
 .PP
 The available output width is kept in an internal register; any output
 past this width will be truncated.