diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 863dc45472..0d038648dd 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $LastChangedBy$
 $Date$
 -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "07">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "09">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "03">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2007">
 <!ENTITY version      "svn-&year;&month;&day;">
diff --git a/general/genutils/recode.xml b/general/genutils/recode.xml
index 4ada22f282..98c440cef7 100644
--- a/general/genutils/recode.xml
+++ b/general/genutils/recode.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <sect2 role="package">
     <title>Introduction to Recode</title>
 
-    <para>The <application>Recode</application> package a program for
+    <para>The <application>Recode</application> package contains a program for
     converting text between character sets, and a library that exposes
     this functionality to other applications. Note that the same functionality
     (but with different API) is provided by <command>iconv</command>, which is