diff --git a/Lib/abc.py b/Lib/abc.py
index fb61f446a8f..95126d8a18a 100644
--- a/Lib/abc.py
+++ b/Lib/abc.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def abstractmethod(funcobj):
     Requires that the metaclass is ABCMeta or derived from it.  A
     class that has a metaclass derived from ABCMeta cannot be
     instantiated unless all of its abstract methods are overridden.
-    The abstract methods can be called using any of the the normal
+    The abstract methods can be called using any of the normal
     'super' call mechanisms.
 
     Usage:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class abstractproperty(property):
     Requires that the metaclass is ABCMeta or derived from it.  A
     class that has a metaclass derived from ABCMeta cannot be
     instantiated unless all of its abstract properties are overridden.
-    The abstract properties can be called using any of the the normal
+    The abstract properties can be called using any of the normal
     'super' call mechanisms.
 
     Usage:
diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py
index b7a0fc0776e..7375864f8c7 100755
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tix.py
@@ -1544,8 +1544,8 @@ class Tree(TixWidget):
         '''This command is used to indicate whether the entry given by
      entryPath has children entries and whether the children are visible. mode
      must be one of open, close or none. If mode is set to open, a (+)
-     indicator is drawn next the the entry. If mode is set to close, a (-)
-     indicator is drawn next the the entry. If mode is set to none, no
+     indicator is drawn next to the entry. If mode is set to close, a (-)
+     indicator is drawn next to the entry. If mode is set to none, no
      indicators will be drawn for this entry. The default mode is none. The
      open mode indicates the entry has hidden children and this entry can be
      opened by the user. The close mode indicates that all the children of the