diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
index b282ca64eb..6a95de5050 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ vcodec=mpeg2video:intra_matrix=8,9,12,22,26,27,29,34,9,10,14,26,27,29,34,37,
   <application>MPlayer</application> can slow down movie playback
   with the -speed option or play it frame-by-frame.
   Try using <option>-speed</option> 0.2 to watch the movie very
-  slowly or press the "." key repeatedly to play one frame at a time
+  slowly or press the "<keycap>.</keycap>" key repeatedly to play one frame at a time
   and identify the pattern, if you cannot see it at full speed.
 </para>
 </note>
@@ -1711,9 +1711,9 @@ Note the <option>ilmv</option> and <option>ildct</option> options.
 <listitem><para>
   <emphasis role="bold">vmax_b_frames</emphasis>: 1 or 2 is good, depending on
   the movie.
-  Note that if you need to have your encode being decodable by DivX5, you
+  Note that if you need to have your encode be decodable by DivX5, you
   need to activate closed GOP support, using
-  <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> <option>cgop</option>
+  <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s <option>cgop</option>
   option, but you need to deactivate scene detection, which
   is not a good idea as it will hurt encode efficiency a bit.
 </para></listitem>