diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index 5d913ed6ad..21644bd6bf 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -4319,7 +4319,7 @@ def get_keymap(self) -> Keymap:
         """Gets the keymap used to override default keyboard shortcuts.
 
         This may be overridden by subclasses to change the keyboard
-        shortcuts used by the application on startup (e.g. by loading
+        shortcuts used by the application (e.g. by loading
         from a config/keymap file).
 
         Returns:
diff --git a/src/textual/binding.py b/src/textual/binding.py
index 9fe488da21..f5b360c426 100644
--- a/src/textual/binding.py
+++ b/src/textual/binding.py
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ class Keymap:
     in the keymap.
 
     Textual will look for bindings with the same ID as the
-    the keys in this mapping, and replacing the key strings in the
-    default binding with the key strings in this mapping.
+    the keys in this mapping, and replace the key strings in the
+    default binding with the key strings from this mapping.
 
     The mapping is immutable - it's created once and then should
     never be mutated at runtime.