diff --git a/docs/pv.1 b/docs/pv.1
index 4de5e11..7749390 100644
--- a/docs/pv.1
+++ b/docs/pv.1
@@ -879,12 +879,11 @@ This is because of the way sparse output is achieved, and the file will be
 the correct size when the transfer ends.
 .PP
 If \fBpv\fR is writing to a pipe, and the command reading that pipe exits,
-\fBpv\fR will only know that has happened when it \fInext\fR receives some
-input data to transfer.
-So \*(lq\fBecho\~|\~pv\~|\~sleep\~1\fR\*(rq will wait forever, but
-\*(lq\fB{\~echo;\~sleep\~3;\~echo;\~}\~|\~pv\~|\~sleep\~1\fR\*(rq will
-end after 3 seconds when \fBpv\fR tries to transfer the second line of
-input.
+\fBpv\fR can only discover that has happened when it \fInext\fR receives
+some input data to transfer.
+Therefore \*(lq\fBecho\~|\~pv\~|\~sleep\~1\fR\*(rq will wait forever, but
+\*(lq\fB{\~echo;\~sleep\~3;\~echo;\~}\~|\~pv\~|\~sleep\~1\fR\*(rq will end
+after 3 seconds when \fBpv\fR tries to transfer the second line of input.
 .\"
 .SH REPORTING BUGS
 Please report bugs or feature requests via the issue tracker linked from the
diff --git a/docs/pv.1.md b/docs/pv.1.md
index 4b8becf..39d4ceb 100644
--- a/docs/pv.1.md
+++ b/docs/pv.1.md
@@ -832,8 +832,8 @@ reports progress. This is because of the way sparse output is achieved,
 and the file will be the correct size when the transfer ends.
 
 If **pv** is writing to a pipe, and the command reading that pipe exits,
-**pv** will only know that has happened when it *next* receives some
-input data to transfer. So "**echo \| pv \| sleep 1**" will wait
+**pv** can only discover that has happened when it *next* receives some
+input data to transfer. Therefore "**echo \| pv \| sleep 1**" will wait
 forever, but "**{ echo; sleep 3; echo; } \| pv \| sleep 1**" will end
 after 3 seconds when **pv** tries to transfer the second line of input.