diff --git a/src/avrdude.1 b/src/avrdude.1
index 9f6ea5da..1c503410 100644
--- a/src/avrdude.1
+++ b/src/avrdude.1
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ or
 file to assign a default value to keep from having to specify this
 option on every invocation.
 .Pp
-Note that some official Microchip programmers stores the bitclock setting and
+Note that some official Microchip programmers store the bitclock setting and
 will continue to use it until a different value is provided. This applies to
 "2nd gen" programmers (AVRISPmkII, AVR Dragon, JTAG ICE mkII, STK600) and
 "3rd gen"programmers (JTAGICE3, Atmel ICE, Power Debugger). "4th gen"
 programmers (PICkit 4, MPLAB SNAP) will store the last user-specified bitclock
-until it's disconnected from the computer.
+until the programmer is disconnected from the computer.
 .It Fl c Ar programmer-id
 Use the programmer specified by the argument.  Programmers and their pin
 configurations are read from the config file (see the
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ Turn the programming oscillator off.
 .It Ar sck period
 Set the SCK clock period to
 .Ar period
-microseconds. Note that some official Microchip programmers stores the
+microseconds. Note that some official Microchip programmers store the
 bitclock setting and will continue to use it until a diferent value is
 provided. See
 .Em -B bitclock
diff --git a/src/doc/avrdude.texi b/src/doc/avrdude.texi
index 072bff28..9c6efc81 100644
--- a/src/doc/avrdude.texi
+++ b/src/doc/avrdude.texi
@@ -476,12 +476,12 @@ can use the 'default_bitclock' keyword in your
 configuration file to assign a default value to keep from having to
 specify this option on every invocation.
 
-Note that some official Microchip programmers stores the bitclock setting and
+Note that some official Microchip programmers store the bitclock setting and
 will continue to use it until a different value is provided. This applies to
 "2nd gen" programmers (AVRISPmkII, AVR Dragon, JTAG ICE mkII, STK600) and
 "3rd gen"programmers (JTAGICE3, Atmel ICE, Power Debugger). "4th gen"
 programmers (PICkit 4, MPLAB SNAP) will store the last user-specified bitclock
-until it's disconnected from the computer.
+until the programmer is disconnected from the computer.
 
 @item -c @var{programmer-id}
 Specify the programmer to be used.  AVRDUDE knows about several common
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ Turn the programming oscillator off.
 
 @item sck @var{period}
 Set the SCK clock period to @var{period} microseconds.
-Note that some official Microchip programmers stores the bitclock setting and
+Note that some official Microchip programmers store the bitclock setting and
 will continue to use it until a diferent value is provided. See
 @code{-B bitclock} for more information.