diff --git a/misc-utils/blkid.8 b/misc-utils/blkid.8
index 8754a988e..8fafa38bf 100644
--- a/misc-utils/blkid.8
+++ b/misc-utils/blkid.8
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ more specified devices.
 
 For security reasons
 .B blkid
-silently ignores all devices where the probing result is ambivalent (more
-collide filesystems is detected).  The low-level probing mode (\fB-p\fR)
+silently ignores all devices where the probing result is ambivalent (multiple
+colliding filesystems are detected).  The low-level probing mode (\fB-p\fR)
 provides more information and extra return code in this case.
 It's recommended to use
 .BR wipefs (8)