grammar, readability fix

diff --git a/doc/refcounting.txt b/doc/refcounting.txt
index 5dab790a059a20aa308c961012bbda54038c8391..e3f6cf27fc5cf4c5adba6e4227a59d2b6b4b4a47 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/refcounting.txt
+++ b/doc/refcounting.txt
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ end up freeing the object out from under you).
 
 REFCOUNTING FUNCTIONS
 
-Ref and unref functions are provided to manipulate object counter (and make
-the final decision to free the object for you), but their names will vary
-depending on the type of object.
+Ref and unref functions are provided to manipulate an object's refcount
+(and perhaps make the final decision to free the object), but their names
+will vary depending on the type of object.
 
 Examples include g_object_ref()/g_object_unref() (for most GObject-based
 types), sp_object_ref()/sp_object_unref() (for SPObject-derived classes),