diff --git a/1989/ovdluhe/README.md b/1989/ovdluhe/README.md
index 84fb6c747..22b029c5c 100644
--- a/1989/ovdluhe/README.md
+++ b/1989/ovdluhe/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Run the program this way:
 ./ovdluhe < textfile
 ```
 
-The program stops when it reaches the end of the template buffer\
+The program stops when it reaches the end of the template buffer
 by chance or is killed.
 
 
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ make P=9 clobber alt
 ```
 
 You do not have to define `P` but if you do you can replace the value with
-whatever you wish, as long as it's an int (or evaluates to an int like the
-default `(A<<AP)` does).
+whatever you wish, as long as it's a positive `int` (or evaluates to a positive
+`int` like the default `(A<<AP)` does). Too high a value will likely cause the
+program to fail and a negative value will cause a compilation error.
 
 
 ### Alternate use:
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ default `(A<<AP)` does).
 P=5 ./try.alt.sh
 ```
 
-NOTE: if you specify too high a value for `P` the program might fail.
+NOTE: if you specify too high a value for `P` the program might fail. If you
+specify a value < 0 it will fail to compile.
 
 
 ## Judges' remarks:
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index 5ab7bd13e..b07ee72f0 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ script.
 
 [Cody](#cody) fixed an infinite loop where the program would print the same thing over
 and over again, flooding the screen. The problem is that there was a `for` loop
-that by necessity had to not have an increment stage but only in the `if` path
-(in the loop itself) did the pointer get updated.
+that by necessity had to not have an increment stage but the pointer only got
+updated in the `if` path (in the loop itself).
 
 Cody also provided the [try.sh](/1989/ovdluhe/try.sh) script which runs the
 program four times on three files to show the different output. It doesn't run