diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index bc1bfa3791..f8310e56a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -141,17 +141,16 @@ OPTIONS
 	If multiple `-m` options are given, their values
 	are concatenated as separate paragraphs.
 	Lines starting with `#` and empty lines other than a
-	single line between paragraphs will be stripped out,
-	if you wish to keep them verbatim, use `--no-stripspace`.
+	single line between paragraphs will be stripped out.
+	If you wish to keep them verbatim, use `--no-stripspace`.
 
 -F <file>::
 --file=<file>::
 	Take the note message from the given file.  Use '-' to
 	read the note message from the standard input.
 	Lines starting with `#` and empty lines other than a
-	single line between paragraphs will be stripped out,
-	if you wish to keep them verbatim, use with
-	`--no-stripspace` option.
+	single line between paragraphs will be stripped out.
+	If you wish to keep them verbatim, use `--no-stripspace`.
 
 -C <object>::
 --reuse-message=<object>::
@@ -180,9 +179,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --[no-]stripspace::
 	Strip leading and trailing whitespace from the note message.
 	Also strip out empty lines other than a single line between
-	paragraphs. For lines starting with `#` will be stripped out
-	in non-editor cases like "-m", "-F" and "-C", but not in
-	editor case like "git notes edit", "-c", etc.
+	paragraphs. Lines starting with `#` will be stripped out
+	in non-editor cases like `-m`, `-F` and `-C`, but not in
+	editor case like `git notes edit`, `-c`, etc.
 
 --ref <ref>::
 	Manipulate the notes tree in <ref>.  This overrides