diff --git a/R/data_to_long.R b/R/data_to_long.R
index 2e00ba336..9e0d49f73 100644
--- a/R/data_to_long.R
+++ b/R/data_to_long.R
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #' - The name of the newly created column that contains the values of the
 #'   columns in `select` (`values_to`).
 #'
-#' In other words: Repeated measurements that are spread across several columns
+#' In other words: repeated measurements that are spread across several columns
 #' will be gathered into a single column (`values_to`), with the original column
 #' names, that identify the source of the gathered values, stored in a new column
 #' (`names_to`).
diff --git a/man/data_to_long.Rd b/man/data_to_long.Rd
index 030174c1d..868b26ef2 100644
--- a/man/data_to_long.Rd
+++ b/man/data_to_long.Rd
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ columns in \code{select} (\code{names_to}), to identify the source of the values
 columns in \code{select} (\code{values_to}).
 }
 
-In other words: Repeated measurements that are spread across several columns
+In other words: repeated measurements that are spread across several columns
 will be gathered into a single column (\code{values_to}), with the original column
 names, that identify the source of the gathered values, stored in a new column
 (\code{names_to}).