diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/construct-narrow.md b/templates/zerver/api/construct-narrow.md
index 37048b0340..4f43904b49 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/construct-narrow.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/construct-narrow.md
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 A **narrow** is a set of filters for Zulip messages, that can be based
 on many different factors (like sender, stream, topic, search
-keywords, etc.).  the Zulip API (espec in the API for fetching messages).
+keywords, etc.).  Narrows are used in various places in the the Zulip
+API (most importantly, in the API for fetching messages).
 
-It is simplest top explain the algorithm for encoding a search as a
+It is simplest to explain the algorithm for encoding a search as a
 narrow using a single example.  Consider the following search query
 (written as it would be entered in the Zulip webapp's search box).  It
 filters for messages sent on stream `announce`, not sent by