diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 72fb9333dd..dccc5334e7 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -2020,16 +2020,16 @@ Set hinting type.
 .PD 0
 .RSs
 .IPs 0
-No hinting.
+no hinting
 .IPs 1
-FreeType autohinter, light mode.
+FreeType autohinter, light mode
 .IPs 2
-FreeType autohinter, normal mode.
+FreeType autohinter, normal mode
 .IPs 3
 Font native hinter.
 .IPs "0-3 + 4"
-The same, but hinting will only be performed if OSD is rendered at
-screen resolution and, therefore, will not be scaled.
+The same, but hinting will only be performed if the OSD is rendered at
+screen resolution and will therefore not be scaled.
 .RE
 .RSs
 The default value is 7 (use native hinter for unscaled OSD and no hinting otherwise).