diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml
index 5b3a98dbb6..1d5518d8a3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml,v 1.30 2004/08/24 00:06:51 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml,v 1.31 2004/09/26 23:48:07 neilc Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ SELECT [ ALL | DISTINCT [ ON ( <replaceable class="PARAMETER">expression</replac
    in <application>ECPG</application> (see <xref linkend="ecpg">) and
    <application>PL/pgSQL</application> (see <xref linkend="plpgsql">).
    The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> usage of <command>SELECT
-   INTO</command> to represent table creation is historical.  It's
+   INTO</command> to represent table creation is historical.  It is
    best to use <command>CREATE TABLE AS</command> for this purpose in
-   new code.  (<command>CREATE TABLE AS</command> isn't standard
-   either, but it's less likely to cause confusion.)
+   new code.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 </refentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml
index df66ca2bb7..6071df530e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml,v 1.22 2004/09/20 00:04:19 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml,v 1.23 2004/09/26 23:48:07 neilc Exp $ -->
 <refentry id="SQL-SET-TRANSACTION">
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle id="SQL-SET-TRANSACTION-TITLE">SET TRANSACTION</refentrytitle>
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ where <replaceable class="parameter">transaction_mode</replaceable> is one of:
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   It is possible to dispense with <command>SET TRANSACTION</command> by
-   instead specifying the desired <replaceable
+   It is possible to dispense with <command>SET TRANSACTION</command>
+   by instead specifying the desired <replaceable
    class="parameter">transaction_modes</replaceable> in
-   <command>START TRANSACTION</command>.
+   <command>BEGIN</command> or <command>START TRANSACTION</command>.
   </para>
 
   <para>