diff --git a/po/README_TRANSLATORS.md b/po/README_TRANSLATORS.md
index 582d5037c..25b7cab5b 100644
--- a/po/README_TRANSLATORS.md
+++ b/po/README_TRANSLATORS.md
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ intended to be regenerated by code contributors. If there is a problem with
 the template file, please reach out to a code contributor.
 
 Instead, only edit the translation file corresponding to your language/locale,
-identified via the its _locale name_: for example, `de_DE.UTF-8.po` would be
-the translation file for German (language code `de`) as spoken in Germany
-(country code `DE`). The GNU `gettext` manual contains
+identified via its _locale name_: for example, `de_DE.UTF-8.po` would be the
+translation file for German (language code `de`) as spoken in Germany (country
+code `DE`). The GNU `gettext` manual contains
 [further information about locale names](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Locale-Names-1),
 including a list of language and country codes.