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diff --git a/man/sortm.man b/man/sortm.man
index 64d6654..47dcee3 100644
--- a/man/sortm.man
+++ b/man/sortm.man
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
 .\"
 .TH SORTM %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 sortm \- sort messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
+.na
 .B sortm
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ sortm \- sort messages
 .RB [ \-verbose " | " \-noverbose ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
+.ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Sortm
 sorts the specified messages in the named folder according
@@ -52,11 +53,11 @@ The
 .I field
 switch causes
 .B sortm
-to sort messages
-by the specified text field.  If this field is \*(lqsubject\*(rq, any
-leading "re:" is stripped off.  In any case, all characters except
+to sort messages by the specified text field.  All characters except
 letters and numbers are stripped and the resulting strings are sorted
-datefield\-major, textfield\-minor, using a case insensitive comparison.
+datefield\-major, textfield\-minor, using a case insensitive
+comparison.  If this field is \*(lqsubject\*(rq, any leading "re:" is
+stripped off.
 .PP
 With
 .B \-textfield
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ if
 .B \-limit
 .I days
 is specified, messages
-with similar textfields that are dated within `days' of each other
+with the same textfields that are dated within `days' of each other
 appear together.  Specifying
 .B \-nolimit
 makes the limit infinity.
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ With
 .IR 0 ,
 the sort is instead made textfield\-major, date\-minor.
 .PP
-For example, to order a folder by date-major, subject-minor, use:
+For example, to order a folder by date-major, grouping messages with
+the same subject on the same date together, use:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 sortm -textfield subject +folder
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ sortm -textfield subject +folder
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
 .fi
 
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ folder(1)
 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.  If the current
 message is moved,
 .B sortm
- will preserve its status as current.
+will preserve its status as current.
 
 .SH HISTORY
 Timezones used to be ignored when comparing dates: they aren't any more.