diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
index ae0f3ba280..b9cdeb33d4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Homebrew
              description: "Show what would be upgraded, but do not actually upgrade anything."
       [
         [:switch, "--formula", "--formulae", {
-          description: "Treat all named arguments as formulae. If no named arguments" \
+          description: "Treat all named arguments as formulae. If no named arguments " \
                        "are specified, upgrade only outdated formulae.",
         }],
         [:switch, "-s", "--build-from-source", {
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 32956f2597..7bc638a186 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ upgraded formulae or, every 30 days, for all formulae.
 * `-n`, `--dry-run`:
   Show what would be upgraded, but do not actually upgrade anything.
 * `--formula`:
-  Treat all named arguments as formulae. If no named argumentsare specified, upgrade only outdated formulae.
+  Treat all named arguments as formulae. If no named arguments are specified, upgrade only outdated formulae.
 * `-s`, `--build-from-source`:
   Compile *`formula`* from source even if a bottle is available.
 * `-i`, `--interactive`:
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 89155b4f50..5a8a4b8b13 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ Show what would be upgraded, but do not actually upgrade anything\.
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-\-formula\fR
-Treat all named arguments as formulae\. If no named argumentsare specified, upgrade only outdated formulae\.
+Treat all named arguments as formulae\. If no named arguments are specified, upgrade only outdated formulae\.
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-build\-from\-source\fR