diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
index 4c8d40d00..6c1d7944d 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@
     url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5). Each <emphasis
     role="bold">v</emphasis> adds one to the effective verbosity and each
     <emphasis role="bold">q</emphasis> subtracts one from the effective
-    VERBOSITY. Anternately, <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> may be followed
-    immediately with one of -1,0,1,2 to specify a specify VERBOSITY. There may
-    be no white space between <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> and the
-    VERBOSITY.</para>
+    VERBOSITY. Alternatively, <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> may be
+    followed immediately with one of -1,0,1,2 to specify a specify VERBOSITY.
+    There may be no white space between <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> and
+    the VERBOSITY.</para>
 
     <para>The <emphasis>options</emphasis> may also include the letter
     <option>t</option> which causes all progress messages to be
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
index 8636416ab..570d083da 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
@@ -633,10 +633,10 @@
     url="shorewall6.conf.html">shorewall6.conf</ulink>(5). Each <emphasis
     role="bold">v</emphasis> adds one to the effective verbosity and each
     <emphasis role="bold">q</emphasis> subtracts one from the effective
-    VERBOSITY. Anternately, <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> may be followed
-    immediately with one of -1,0,1,2 to specify a specify VERBOSITY. There may
-    be no white space between <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> and the
-    VERBOSITY.</para>
+    VERBOSITY. Alternatively, <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> may be
+    followed immediately with one of -1,0,1,2 to specify a specify VERBOSITY.
+    There may be no white space between <emphasis role="bold">v</emphasis> and
+    the VERBOSITY.</para>
 
     <para>The <emphasis>options</emphasis> may also include the letter
     <option>t</option> which causes all progress messages to be