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diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
index cdb32d3..69ec0de 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ This is described in more detail in :pep:`301`.
The ``check`` command performs some tests on the meta-data of a package.
-It makes sure for example that all required meta-data are provided through
+For example, it verifies that all required meta-data are provided as
the arguments passed to the :func:`setup` function.
.. % todo
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/examples.rst b/Doc/distutils/examples.rst
index d5918a5..648063b 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/examples.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/examples.rst
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ With exactly the same source tree layout, this extension can be put in the
Checking a package
==================
-The ``check`` command allows you to verify if your package meta-data are
-meeting the minimum requirements to build a distribution.
+The ``check`` command allows you to verify if your package meta-data
+meet the minimum requirements to build a distribution.
-To run it, just call it over your :file:`setup.py` script. If something is
+To run it, just call it using your :file:`setup.py` script. If something is
missing, ``check`` will display a warning.
Let's take an example with a simple script::
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Running the ``check`` command will display some warnings::
$ python setup.py check
running check
- warning: check: missing required meta-data: version ,url
+ warning: check: missing required meta-data: version, url
warning: check: missing meta-data: either (author and author_email) or
(maintainer and maintainer_email) must be supplied