diff --git a/lake_country/RETower/tower2 b/lake_country/RETower/tower2
index 74fe42e5c..4af2aed62 100644
--- a/lake_country/RETower/tower2
+++ b/lake_country/RETower/tower2
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ y 6
 end
 arch sign
 msg
-These are poisonous species.  Be careful.  Poison last more than a while sometimes.
+These are poisonous species.  Be careful.  Poison can last more than a while sometimes.
 endmsg
 x 1
 y 6
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ connected 5
 end
 arch sign
 msg
-Fast moving gnomes are hard to hit.  And they have the sneaky strategy of hit and run.  Hard to deal with sometimes.  Dark elves uses missile weapons and be hard also.  Good luck!
+Fast moving gnomes are hard to hit.  And they have the sneaky strategy of hit and run.  Hard to deal with sometimes.  Dark elves uses missile weapons and cand be hard also.  Good luck!
 endmsg
 x 1
 y 12