@cindex @code{ascii} directive, xc16x
@item .ascii "@var{ascii}"
-This directive used for copying @var{str} into the object file.
+This directive used for copying @var{str} into the object file.
The string is terminated with a null byte.
@cindex @code{set} directive, xc16x
aligned to the power of two specified by @var{align}. @var{length} and
@var{align} must be positive absolute expressions. This directive
differs from @samp{.lcomm} only in that it permits you to specify
-an alignment.
+an alignment.
@end table
@node xc16x Syntax