diff --git a/pandas/core/common.py b/pandas/core/common.py
index 1be6ce810791b..875c5f8a2a707 100644
--- a/pandas/core/common.py
+++ b/pandas/core/common.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def _isnull_old(obj):
 
 def _use_inf_as_null(key):
     """Option change callback for null/inf behaviour
-    Choose which replacement for numpy.isnan / -numpy.isfinite is used.
+    Choose which replacement for numpy.isnan / ~numpy.isfinite is used.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def _isnull_ndarraylike_old(obj):
 
 
 def notnull(obj):
-    """Replacement for numpy.isfinite / -numpy.isnan which is suitable for use
+    """Replacement for numpy.isfinite / ~numpy.isnan which is suitable for use
     on object arrays.
 
     Parameters
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ def _possibly_cast_to_datetime(value, dtype, errors='raise'):
 
 def _possibly_infer_to_datetimelike(value, convert_dates=False):
     """
-    we might have a array (or single object) that is datetime like,
+    we might have an array (or single object) that is datetime like,
     and no dtype is passed don't change the value unless we find a
     datetime/timedelta set