--- a/doc/interpreter/emacs.txi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/emacs.txi
@@ -458,10 +458,9 @@
 this hook.
 
 @quotation
-@strong{Note:}
-If you set your Octave prompts to something different from the defaults,
-make sure that @code{inferior-octave-prompt} matches them.
-Otherwise, @emph{nothing} will work, because Emacs will have no idea
+@strong{Note} that if you set your Octave prompts to something different
+from the defaults, make sure that @code{inferior-octave-prompt} matches
+them.  Otherwise, @emph{nothing} will work, because Emacs will not know
 when Octave is waiting for input, or done sending output.
 @end quotation
 

--- a/scripts/control/system/c2d.m
+++ b/scripts/control/system/c2d.m
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 ## @item t
 ## sampling time; required if @var{sys} is purely continuous.
 ## 
-## @strong{Note} if the second argument is not a string, @code{c2d()}
+## @strong{Note} that if the second argument is not a string, @code{c2d()}
 ## assumes that the second argument is @var{t} and performs 
 ## appropriate argument checks.
 ## @end table

--- a/src/utils.cc
+++ b/src/utils.cc
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 \n\
 Note that @code{file_in_path} does not expand leading, trailing,\n\
 or doubled colons the way that @code{file_in_loadpath} does.  See\n\
-also @xref{Summary of Built-in Variables}, for an explanation of\n\
+also @xref{Function Files, LOADPATH}, for an explanation of\n\
 how colon expansion is applied to @code{LOADPATH}.\n\
 @seealso{file_in_loadpath}\n\
 @end deftypefn")