diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/read.rst b/doc_src/cmds/read.rst
index 387300cf9..4c3008cc3 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/read.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/read.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The following options, like the corresponding ones in :doc:`set`, control variab
 
 **-U** or **--universal**
     Sets a universal variable.
-    The variable will be immediately available to all the user's ``fish`` instances on the machine, and will be persist across restarts of the shell.
+    The variable will be immediately available to all the user's ``fish`` instances on the machine, and will be persisted across restarts of the shell.
 
 **-f** or **--function**
     Sets a variable scoped to the executing function.
diff --git a/doc_src/cmds/set.rst b/doc_src/cmds/set.rst
index 9650c39b1..d529b4d51 100644
--- a/doc_src/cmds/set.rst
+++ b/doc_src/cmds/set.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The following options control variable scope:
 
 **-U** or **--universal**
     Sets a universal variable.
-    The variable will be immediately available to all the user's ``fish`` instances on the machine, and will be persist across restarts of the shell.
+    The variable will be immediately available to all the user's ``fish`` instances on the machine, and will be persisted across restarts of the shell.
 
 **-f** or **--function**
     Sets a variable scoped to the executing function.