diff --git a/docs/_newsfragments/2023.newandimproved.rst b/docs/_newsfragments/2023.newandimproved.rst
index db6c24ec2..8bc2a197a 100644
--- a/docs/_newsfragments/2023.newandimproved.rst
+++ b/docs/_newsfragments/2023.newandimproved.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 The default error serializer will now use the response media handlers
 to better negotiate the response serialization with the client.
-The implementation still default to JSON in case a client does not specify
-any preference.
+The implementation still defaults to JSON if the client accepts it.
diff --git a/docs/_newsfragments/2349.newandimproved.rst b/docs/_newsfragments/2349.newandimproved.rst
index 7546a37eb..a5d143f7d 100644
--- a/docs/_newsfragments/2349.newandimproved.rst
+++ b/docs/_newsfragments/2349.newandimproved.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Added :attr:`falcon.testing.Result.content_type` and
-:attr:`falcon.testing.StreamedResult.content_type` as an utility accessor
+:attr:`falcon.testing.StreamedResult.content_type` as a utility accessor
 for the ``Content-Type`` header.