2 files changed, 5 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/groff/doc/meintro.me b/contrib/groff/doc/meintro.me
index 192edb7b77c57..0e245e81c73d0 100644
--- a/contrib/groff/doc/meintro.me
+++ b/contrib/groff/doc/meintro.me
@@ -2239,8 +2239,5 @@ most accompanied by fixes
 and the plethora of people who have contributed ideas
 and have given support for the project.
 .sp 1i
-This document was
-\*G'ed
-on \*(td
-and applies to the version of the \-me macros
+This document applies to the version of the \-me macros
 included with \*G version \*(MO.
diff --git a/contrib/groff/doc/meref.me b/contrib/groff/doc/meref.me
index e99bfd07eab3b..a48dd6d7a97af 100644
--- a/contrib/groff/doc/meref.me
+++ b/contrib/groff/doc/meref.me
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ is any letter
 (upper or lower case)
 or digit.
 .pp
-This documentation was \*G'ed
-on \*(td
-and applies to \*G version
+This documentation applies to \*G version
 \*(MO
 of the \-me macros.
 .sh 1 "Paragraphing"
@@ -1822,19 +1820,19 @@ as a word.
 .DE
 Today's date,
 directly printable.
-The date is of the form \*(td.
+The date is of the form February 15, 2003.
 Other forms of the date can be used
 by using
 .NR (dy
 (the day of the month;
-for example, \n(dy),
+for example, 15),
 .ST (mo
 (as noted above)
 or
 .NR (mo
 (the same,
 but as an ordinal number;
-for example, \*(mo is \n(mo),
+for example, February is 2),
 .NR (y4
 (the current year),
 and