diff --git a/pep-0446.txt b/pep-0446.txt
index c83c7eae4..4a8b512d1 100644
--- a/pep-0446.txt
+++ b/pep-0446.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The inheritance of file descriptors in child processes can be configured
 on each file descriptor using a *close-on-exec* flag. By default, the
 close-on-exec flag is not set.
 
-On Windows, the close-on-exec flag is ``HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT``. File
+On Windows, the close-on-exec flag is the inverse of ``HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT``. File
 descriptors are not inherited if the ``bInheritHandles`` parameter of
 the ``CreateProcess()`` function is ``FALSE``, even if the
 ``HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT`` flag is set. If ``bInheritHandles`` is ``TRUE``,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Other Changes
 
 The ``subprocess.Popen`` class must clear the close-on-exec flag of file
 descriptors of the ``pass_fds`` parameter. The flag is cleared in the
-child process before executing the program, the change does not change
+child process before executing the program; the change does not change
 the flag in the parent process.
 
 The close-on-exec flag must also be set on private file descriptors and