diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index 5751f7d002..4f3bfffd94 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ didn't include with OS X.
   * `install [--force] [--debug] [--use-llvm] [--ignore-dependencies] [--HEAD]` <formula>:
     Installs <formula>.
 
+    <formula> is usually the name of the formula to install, but may also be
+    the URL for an arbitrary formula.
+
     If `--force` is passed, will install <formula> even if it is already
     installed. This can be used to re-install a formula without removing
     it first.
@@ -66,8 +69,8 @@ didn't include with OS X.
     or `brew --force --HEAD <foo>`.
 
   * `install --interactive [--git]` <formula>:
-    Downloads and patches <formula>, and then opens a shell. This allows the
-    user to run `./configure --help` and otherwise determine how to turn the
+    Downloads and patches <formula>, then opens a shell. This allows the user
+    to run `./configure --help` and otherwise determine how to turn the
     software package into a Homebrew formula.
 
     If `--git` is passed, Homebrew will create a Git repository, useful for
diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
index 203ec42440..c47164742e 100644
--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ Performs a substring search of formula names for \fItext\fR\. If \fItext\fR is s
 Installs \fIformula\fR\.
 .
 .IP
+\fIformula\fR is usually the name of the formula to install, but may also be the URL for an arbitrary formula\.
+.
+.IP
 If \fB\-\-force\fR is passed, will install \fIformula\fR even if it is already installed\. This can be used to re\-install a formula without removing it first\.
 .
 .IP
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ To install a newer version of HEAD use \fBbrew rm <foo> && brew install \-\-HEAD
 .
 .TP
 \fBinstall \-\-interactive [\-\-git]\fR \fIformula\fR
-Downloads and patches \fIformula\fR, and then opens a shell\. This allows the user to run \fB\./configure \-\-help\fR and otherwise determine how to turn the software package into a Homebrew formula\.
+Downloads and patches \fIformula\fR, then opens a shell\. This allows the user to run \fB\./configure \-\-help\fR and otherwise determine how to turn the software package into a Homebrew formula\.
 .
 .IP
 If \fB\-\-git\fR is passed, Homebrew will create a Git repository, useful for creating patches to the software\.