diff --git a/source/expressions.tex b/source/expressions.tex
index 0d352a98ff..171b489e38 100644
--- a/source/expressions.tex
+++ b/source/expressions.tex
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@
 where $N$ is the width of the destination type.
 
 \pnum
-The conversions performed by integral promotions and boolean conversions are
+The conversions allowed as integral promotions and boolean conversions are
 excluded from the set of integral conversions.
 
 \rSec2[conv.double]{Floating-point conversions}
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@
 Otherwise, the behavior is undefined.
 
 \pnum
-The conversions allowed as floating-point promotions are excluded from
+The conversion allowed as floating-point promotion is excluded from
 the set of floating-point conversions.
 
 \rSec2[conv.fpint]{Floating-integral conversions}