diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/utils.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/utils.py
index aabb1b8bc4..14eca46b07 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/utils.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/utils.py
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ class HeuristicProcessor(object):
         html = re.sub(ur'\s*<o:p>\s*</o:p>', ' ', html)
         # Delete microsoft 'smart' tags
         html = re.sub('(?i)</?st1:\w+>', '', html)
+        # Delete self closing paragraph tags
+        html = re.sub('<p\s?/>', '', html)
         # Get rid of empty span, bold, font, em, & italics tags
         html = re.sub(r"\s*<span[^>]*>\s*(<span[^>]*>\s*</span>){0,2}\s*</span>\s*", " ", html)
         html = re.sub(r"\s*<(font|[ibu]|em)[^>]*>\s*(<(font|[ibu]|em)[^>]*>\s*</(font|[ibu]|em)>\s*){0,2}\s*</(font|[ibu]|em)>", " ", html)
diff --git a/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst b/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst
index 6ec986f26a..7f3ff21fe0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst
+++ b/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst
@@ -587,11 +587,11 @@ TXT input supports a number of options to differentiate how paragraphs are detec
         Assumes that every paragraph starts with an indent (either a tab or 2+ spaces). Paragraphs end when
         the next line that starts with an indent is reached::
 
-            This is the
+              This is the
             first.
-            This is the second.
+              This is the second.
             
-            This is the
+              This is the
             third.
 
     :guilabel:`Paragraph Style: Unformatted`
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ TXT input supports a number of options to differentiate how paragraphs are detec
         formatting will be applied.
 
     :guilabel:`Formatting Style: Heuristic`
-        Analyses the document for common chapter headings, scene breaks, and italicized words and applies the
+        Analyzes the document for common chapter headings, scene breaks, and italicized words and applies the
         appropriate html markup during conversion.
 
     :guilabel:`Formatting Style: Markdown`