diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1212,9 +1212,9 @@
              Have fun with it.
 
 2005.06.30 - GNU nano 1.3.8 floats at its own level.  This release
-             contains several new features.  Among other things, you
-             can now move to a specified column number as well as
-             line number within a file, file backups saved in a
+             contains several new features.  Among other things,
+             you can now move to a specified column number as well
+             as line number within a file, file backups saved in a
              backup directory will have unique names, the search and
              replace history routines should work more consistently,
              you can get a word count by pressing Meta-D at the edit
@@ -1225,8 +1225,8 @@
              screen updates, UTF-8 display, and flow control; a fix
              for a segfault when displaying some lines ending with
              tabs; better handling of constant cursor position
-             display; improved color parsing in the rcfile; and
-             support for the "Regexp" toggle in tiny mode
+             display; improved color parsing in the rcfile;
+             and support for the "Regexp" toggle in tiny mode
              (-R/--regexp is gone, and --restricted's short option
              has been changed to -R), among other things.  Enjoy.