diff --git a/docs/source/usage/parameters.rst b/docs/source/usage/parameters.rst
index be433b51c..3689b151d 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/parameters.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/parameters.rst
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ Lattice Elements
             * ``<element_name>.cycle_intervals`` (``int``, default value: ``1``)
 
                 For periodic lattice, only output every N cycles (turns).
-                By default, diagnostics is performed every cycle.
+                By default, diagnostics are returned every cycle.
 
             * ``<element_name>.nonlinear_lens_invariants`` (``boolean``, default value: ``false``)
 
diff --git a/examples/fodo_channel/README.rst b/examples/fodo_channel/README.rst
index eeaa9a8e1..c4f196724 100644
--- a/examples/fodo_channel/README.rst
+++ b/examples/fodo_channel/README.rst
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ You can run the following script to visualize the beam evolution over time:
 .. figure:: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ax3l/8ae7dcb9e07c361e002fa56d6b16cb16/raw/cc952670bb946cd7a62282bc7aa3f03f3d5faa16/fodo_channel.png
    :alt: preserved emittance in the FODO channel.
 
-   FODO transversal emittance evolution (preserved)
+   FODO transverse emittance evolution (preserved)