diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f3ad142482..7a759f8ecb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ You've already completed this step.
We've tried to make editing an existing, public file as simple as possible.
>**Note**
->At this time, only English (en-us) content is available for editing.
+>At this time, only the English (en-us) content is available for editing.
**To edit a topic**
diff --git a/windows/whats-new/contribute-to-a-topic.md b/windows/whats-new/contribute-to-a-topic.md
index bc6eb57156..9b385aa076 100644
--- a/windows/whats-new/contribute-to-a-topic.md
+++ b/windows/whats-new/contribute-to-a-topic.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.sitesec: library
You can now make suggestions and update existing, public content with a GitHub account and a simple click of a link.
>**Note**
->At this time, only English (en-us) content is available for editing.
+>At this time, only the English (en-us) content is available for editing.
**To edit a topic**