diff --git a/lisp/bbdb.el b/lisp/bbdb.el
index 3394e5f..6a9fcbb 100644
--- a/lisp/bbdb.el
+++ b/lisp/bbdb.el
@@ -895,11 +895,11 @@ the addresses go at the front of the list or the back."
                  (const :tag "Never add new mail addresses" nil)))
 
 (defcustom bbdb-new-mails-always-primary nil
-  "Controls where to put a new mail addresses in the list of known addresses.
+  "Controls where to put a new mail address in the list of known addresses.
 If this is t, then when BBDB adds a new mail address to a record, it will put it
-to the front of the list of addresses, making it the primary address.
+at the front of the list of addresses, making it the primary address.
 If it is any other non-nil value, you will be asked.
-If nil then the new mail addresses will always be added at the end of the list."
+If nil then new mail addresses will always be added at the end of the list."
   :group 'bbdb-mua
   :type '(choice (const :tag "New address automatically made primary" t)
                 (const :tag "Ask before making new address primary" nil)