diff --git a/aspnetcore/fundamentals/middleware/index.md b/aspnetcore/fundamentals/middleware/index.md
index 7cb4afef2090..a20172d38934 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/fundamentals/middleware/index.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/fundamentals/middleware/index.md
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ The following table shows the requests and responses from `http://localhost:1234
 | `localhost:1234`              | `Hello from non-Map delegate.` |
 | `localhost:1234/?branch=main` | `Branch used = main`           |
 
-<xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.UseWhenExtensions.UseWhen%2A> also branches the request pipeline based on the result of the given predicate. Unlike with `MapWhen`, this branch is rejoined to the main pipeline if it doesn't short-circuit or contain a terminal middleware:
+<xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.UseWhenExtensions.UseWhen%2A> also branches the request pipeline based on the result of the given predicate. Unlike with `MapWhen`, this branch is rejoined to the main pipeline if it doesn't contain a terminal middleware:
 
 [!code-csharp[](~/fundamentals/middleware/index/snapshot/Chain60/ProgramUseWhen.cs?highlight=4-5)]
 
diff --git a/aspnetcore/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start.md b/aspnetcore/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start.md
index b35c93619d3b..e59b36a723f2 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/tutorials/razor-pages/razor-pages-start.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ The following code enables various [Middleware](xref:fundamentals/middleware/ind
 * `app.UseRouting();` : Adds route matching to the middleware pipeline. For more information, see <xref:fundamentals/routing>.
 * `app.UseAuthorization();` : Authorizes a user to access secure resources. This app doesn't use authorization, therefore this line could be removed.
 * `app.MapRazorPages();`: Configures endpoint routing for Razor Pages.
-* `app.MapStaticAssets();` : Optimize the delivery of static assets in an app such as such as HTML, CSS, images, and JavaScript to be served. For more information, see <xref:aspnetcore-9#optimizing-static-web-asset-delivery>.
+* `app.MapStaticAssets();` : Optimize the delivery of static assets in an app, such as HTML, CSS, images, and JavaScript. For more information, see <xref:aspnetcore-9#optimizing-static-web-asset-delivery>.
 * `app.Run();` : Runs the app.
 
 ## Troubleshooting with the completed sample