diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst
index d875c49c7a9..5a52c7a9dfc 100644
--- a/Doc/library/collections.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ For example::
 
         Return a list of the *n* most common elements and their counts from the
         most common to the least.  If *n* is omitted or ``None``,
-        :func:`most_common` returns *all* elements in the counter.  Elements
-        with equal counts are ordered arbitrarily:
+        :func:`most_common` returns *all* elements in the counter.
+        Elements with equal counts are ordered arbitrarily:
 
             >>> Counter('abracadabra').most_common(3)
             [('a', 5), ('r', 2), ('b', 2)]