diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index a6c06e76ddde05..cbfd7363de32a8 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1464,14 +1464,14 @@ the specified file descriptor. This means that no `'open'` event will be
 emitted. `fd` should be blocking; non-blocking `fd`s should be passed to
 [`net.Socket`][].
 
-Also note that the blocking fd, if pointing to a character device (such as
-keyboard or sound card) can potentially block the main thread on stream close.
-This is because these devices do not produce EOF character as part of their data
+The blocking `fd`, if pointing to a character device (such as keyboard or
+sound card) can potentially block the main thread on stream close. This is
+because these devices do not produce EOF character as part of their data
 flow cycle, and thereby exemplify endless streams. As a result, they do not
-respond to `stream.close()` call. A workaround is to close the stream first
-using `stream.close()` and then push a random character into the stream, issue
-a single read. This unblocks the reader thread, leads to the completion of the
-data flow cycle, and the actual closing of the stream.
+respond to `stream.close()`. A workaround is to close the stream first
+using `stream.close()` and then push a random character into the stream, and
+issue a single read. This unblocks the reader thread, leads to the completion
+of the data flow cycle, and the actual closing of the stream.
 
 ```js
 const fs = require('fs');