diff --git a/user_guide/database/helpers.html b/user_guide/database/helpers.html
index d6cf170..409660e 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/helpers.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/helpers.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 <h2>$this->db->affected_rows()</h2>
 <p>Displays the number of affected rows, when doing "write" type queries (insert, update, etc.).</p>
-</p>Note:  In MySQL "DELETE FROM TABLE" returns 0 affected rows. The database class has a small hack that allows it to return the
+<p>Note:  In MySQL "DELETE FROM TABLE" returns 0 affected rows. The database class has a small hack that allows it to return the
 correct number of affected rows.  By default this hack is enabled but it can be turned off in the database driver file.</p>
 
 
diff --git a/user_guide/database/queries.html b/user_guide/database/queries.html
index 59f7e23..e443958 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/queries.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/queries.html
@@ -92,13 +92,11 @@
 CodeIgniter has two functions that help you do this:</p>
 
 <ol>
-</li>
 <li><strong>$this->db->escape()</strong> This function determines the data type so that it
 can escape only string data.  It also automatically adds single quotes around the data so you don't have to:
 
 <code>$sql = "INSERT INTO table (title) VALUES(".$this->db->escape($title).")";</code></li>
 
-
 <li><strong>$this->db->escape_str()</strong>  This function escapes the data passed to it, regardless of type.
 Most of the time you'll use the above function rather then this one. Use the function like this: