diff --git a/c.texi b/c.texi
index 8a1e8f1..243b679 100644
--- a/c.texi
+++ b/c.texi
@@ -9530,7 +9530,7 @@ by specifying the field name prefixed with a dot:
 @example
 struct point @{ int x; int y; @};
 
-struct point foo = @{ .y = 42; @};
+struct point foo = @{ .y = 42 @};
 @end example
 
 @noindent
@@ -11587,8 +11587,9 @@ bar (int *array, int offset, int size)
 @findex inline
 
 To declare a function inline, use the @code{inline} keyword in its
-definition.  Here's a simple function that takes a pointer-to-@code{int}
-and increments the integer stored there---declared inline.
+definition.  Here's code to define functions to access two fields
+in a structure, and inlines them so that there is no cost to accessing
+them by calling the functions.
 
 @example
 struct list
@@ -11609,7 +11610,7 @@ list_second (struct list *p)
 @}
 @end example
 
-optimized compilation can substitute the inline function's body for
+Optimized compilation can substitute the inline function's body for
 any call to it.  This is called @emph{inlining} the function.  It
 makes the code that contains the call run faster, significantly so if
 the inline function is small.