diff --git a/common/locale/en-US/map.xml b/common/locale/en-US/map.xml
index 88780492..9ff5c88b 100644
--- a/common/locale/en-US/map.xml
+++ b/common/locale/en-US/map.xml
@@ -149,16 +149,16 @@
     <dt></dt> <dd></dd>
 
     <dt>-arg</dt> <dd>Accept an argument after the requisite key press. Sets the <tt>arg</tt> parameter to the result. (short name <em>-a</em>)</dd>
-    <dt>-builtin</dt> <dd>Execute this mapping as if there were no user-defined mappings (short name <em>-b</em>)</dd>
+    <dt>-builtin</dt> <dd>Execute this mapping as if there were no user-defined mappings. (short name <em>-b</em>)</dd>
     <dt>-count</dt> <dd>Accept a count before the requisite key press. Sets the <tt>count</tt> parameter to the result. (short name <em>-c</em>)</dd>
-    <dt>-description</dt> <dd>A description of this mapping (short name <em>-d</em>)</dd>
-    <dt>-ex</dt> <dd>Execute <a>rhs</a> as an Ex command rather than keys (short name <em>-e</em>)</dd>
+    <dt>-description</dt> <dd>A description of this mapping. (short name <em>-d</em>)</dd>
+    <dt>-ex</dt> <dd>Execute <a>rhs</a> as an Ex command rather than keys. (short name <em>-e</em>)</dd>
     <dt>-group=<a>group</a></dt> <dd>Add this command to the given <t>group</t> (short name <em>-g</em>). When listing commands this limits the output to the specified group.</dd>
-    <dt>-javascript</dt> <dd>Execute <a>rhs</a> as JavaScript rather than keys (short names <em>-js</em>, <em>-j</em>)</dd>
+    <dt>-javascript</dt> <dd>Execute <a>rhs</a> as JavaScript rather than keys. (short names <em>-js</em>, <em>-j</em>)</dd>
     <dt>-literal=<a>n</a></dt> <dd>Parse the <a>n</a>th argument without specially processing any quote or meta characters. (short name <em>-l</em>)</dd>
-    <dt>-modes=<a>modes</a></dt> <dd>Create this mapping in the given modes (short names <em>-mode</em>, <em>-m</em>)</dd>
-    <dt>-nopersist</dt> <dd>Do not save this mapping to an auto-generated rc file (short name <em>-n</em>)</dd>
-    <dt>-silent</dt> <dd>Do not echo any generated keys to the command line (short name <em>-s</em>, also <em>&lt;silent></em> for Vim compatibility)</dd>
+    <dt>-modes=<a>modes</a></dt> <dd>Create this mapping in the given modes. (short names <em>-mode</em>, <em>-m</em>)</dd>
+    <dt>-nopersist</dt> <dd>Do not save this mapping to an auto-generated rc file. (short name <em>-n</em>)</dd>
+    <dt>-silent</dt> <dd>Do not echo any generated keys to the command line. (short name <em>-s</em>, also <em>&lt;silent></em> for Vim compatibility)</dd>
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