diff --git a/src/pix3.c b/src/pix3.c
index d46cb0cf8..45ca41cce 100644
--- a/src/pix3.c
+++ b/src/pix3.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ pixInvert(PIX  *pixd,
  * <pre>
  * Notes:
  *      (1) This gives the union of two images with equal depth,
- *          aligning them to the the UL corner.  pixs1 and pixs2
+ *          aligning them to the UL corner.  pixs1 and pixs2
  *          need not have the same width and height.
  *      (2) There are 3 cases:
  *            (a) pixd == null,   (src1 | src2) --> new pixd
diff --git a/src/rop.c b/src/rop.c
index e89be5701..27a6606e4 100644
--- a/src/rop.c
+++ b/src/rop.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static l_int32 checkRasteropCrop(l_int32 pixw, l_int32 pixh, l_int32 dx,
  *  Three, PIX_CLR, PIX_SET, and PIX_NOT(PIX_DST) operate only on the dest.
  *  These are handled by the low-level rasteropUniLow().
  *
- *  The other 14 involve the both the src and the dest, and depend on
+ *  The other 14 involve both the src and the dest, and depend on
  *  the bit values of either just the src or the bit values of both
  *  src and dest.  They are handled by rasteropLow():
  *