diff --git a/doc/newsfragments/README.md b/doc/newsfragments/README.md
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 This is the directory for release note fragments processed by
 [towncrier](https://github.com/hawkowl/towncrier).
 
-When making a user-visible change create a file in this directory and it will be automatically be
-included into the release note document when the next release is published.
+Create a file in this directory for user-visible changes, and it will automatically be included in the next release note document.
 
-The file extension specifies the type of a change. The following are currently supported:
+The following supported file extensions specify the type of change: 
 
  - .feature: a new feature.
  - .bugfix: a bug fix.
diff --git a/doc/newsfragments/newsfragments-readme-grammar-update.doc b/doc/newsfragments/newsfragments-readme-grammar-update.doc
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+Minor grammatical updates in newsfragments README.md.
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