diff --git a/src/building/bootstrapping/intro.md b/src/building/bootstrapping/intro.md
index f72918c83..7f5309782 100644
--- a/src/building/bootstrapping/intro.md
+++ b/src/building/bootstrapping/intro.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ of the same compiler.
 
 This raises a chicken-and-egg paradox: where did the first compiler come from?
 It must have been written in a different language. In Rust's case it was
-[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However it was abandoned long ago and the
-only way to build a modern version of rustc is a slightly less modern
+[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However, it was abandoned long ago, and the
+only way to build a modern version of rustc is with a slightly less modern
 version.
 
 This is exactly how `x.py` works: it downloads the current beta release of
diff --git a/src/building/bootstrapping/what-bootstrapping-does.md b/src/building/bootstrapping/what-bootstrapping-does.md
index ffcfe2596..a2930b3e4 100644
--- a/src/building/bootstrapping/what-bootstrapping-does.md
+++ b/src/building/bootstrapping/what-bootstrapping-does.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ the same compiler.
 
 This raises a chicken-and-egg paradox: where did the first compiler come from?
 It must have been written in a different language. In Rust's case it was
-[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However it was abandoned long ago and the
-only way to build a modern version of `rustc` is a slightly less modern version.
+[written in OCaml][ocaml-compiler]. However, it was abandoned long ago, and the
+only way to build a modern version of `rustc` is with a slightly less modern version.
 
 This is exactly how [`./x.py`] works: it downloads the current beta release of
 `rustc`, then uses it to compile the new compiler.