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diff --git a/manual/message.texi b/manual/message.texi
index ebf373d49a..ff410f083b 100644
--- a/manual/message.texi
+++ b/manual/message.texi
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ code similar to the following:
@end smallexample
@noindent
-After the first complains from people internationalizing the code people
+After the first complaints from people internationalizing the code people
either completely avoided formulations like this or used strings like
@code{"file(s)"}. Both look unnatural and should be avoided. First
tries to solve the problem correctly looked like this:
@@ -1193,11 +1193,11 @@ details are explained in the GNU @code{gettext} manual. Here only a a
bit of information is provided.
The information about the plural form selection has to be stored in the
-header entry (the one with the empty (@code{msgid} string). There should
-be something like:
+header entry (the one with the empty (@code{msgid} string). It looks
+like this:
@smallexample
- nplurals=2; plural=n == 1 ? 0 : 1
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n == 1 ? 0 : 1;
@end smallexample
The @code{nplurals} value must be a decimal number which specifies how
@@ -1222,11 +1222,11 @@ below).@footnote{Additions are welcome. Send appropriate information to
@table @asis
@item Only one form:
Some languages only require one single form. There is no distinction
-between the singular and plural form. And appropriate header entry
+between the singular and plural form. An appropriate header entry
would look like this:
@smallexample
-nplurals=1; plural=0
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0;
@end smallexample
@noindent
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ This is the form used in most existing programs since it is what English
is using. A header entry would look like this:
@smallexample
-nplurals=2; plural=n != 1
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n != 1;
@end smallexample
(Note: this uses the feature of C expressions that boolean expressions
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ Esperanto
Exceptional case in the language family. The header entry would be:
@smallexample
-nplurals=2; plural=n>1
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=n>1;
@end smallexample
@noindent
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ French
The header entry would be:
@smallexample
-nplurals=3; plural=n==1 ? 0 : n==2 ? 1 : 2
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=n==1 ? 0 : n==2 ? 1 : 2;
@end smallexample
@noindent
@@ -1304,7 +1304,8 @@ Gaeilge
The header entry would look like this:
@smallexample
-nplurals=3; plural=n%100/10==1 ? 2 : n%10==1 ? 0 : (n+9)%10>3 ? 2 : 1
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; \
+ plural=n%100/10==1 ? 2 : n%10==1 ? 0 : (n+9)%10>3 ? 2 : 1;
@end smallexample
@noindent
@@ -1319,8 +1320,9 @@ Czech, Russian, Slovak
The header entry would look like this:
@smallexample
-nplurals=3; plural=n==1 ? 0 : \
- n%10>=2 && n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; \
+ plural=n==1 ? 0 : \
+ n%10>=2 && n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2;
@end smallexample
(Continuation in the next line is possible.)
@@ -1337,7 +1339,8 @@ Polish
The header entry would look like this:
@smallexample
-nplurals=4; plural=n==1 ? 0 : n%10==2 ? 1 : n%10==3 || n%10==4 ? 2 : 3
+Plural-Forms: nplurals=4; \
+ plural=n==1 ? 0 : n%10==2 ? 1 : n%10==3 || n%10==4 ? 2 : 3;
@end smallexample
@noindent