diff --git a/manual/gui.rst b/manual/gui.rst
index 24403bacf9..8f13d41853 100644
--- a/manual/gui.rst
+++ b/manual/gui.rst
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ calibre has several keyboard shortcuts to save you time and mouse movement. Thes
     * - :kbd:`A`
       - Add Books
     * - :kbd:`Shift+A`
-      - Add Formats to the selected books
+      - Add formats to the selected books
     * - :kbd:`C`
       - Convert selected Books
     * - :kbd:`D`
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py
index 6d3f16d89d..9c916cc6fa 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/__init__.py
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ class InterfaceAction(QObject):
 
         :param menu: The QMenu the newly created action will be added to
         :param unique_name: A unique name for this action, this must be
-            globally unique, so make it as descriptive as possible. If in doubt add
-            a uuid to it.
+            globally unique, so make it as descriptive as possible. If in doubt, add
+            an UUID to it.
         :param text: The text of the action.
         :param icon: Either a QIcon or a file name. The file name is passed to
             the I() builtin, so you do not need to pass the full path to the images