diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index d71ff59764bb..4e695782d40b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -4795,9 +4795,9 @@ def arrow(self, x, y, dx, dy, **kwargs):
         Parameters
         ----------
         x, y : float
-            The x/y-coordinate of the arrow base.
+            The x and y coordinates of the arrow base.
         dx, dy : float
-            The length of the arrow along x/y-direction.
+            The length of the arrow along x and y direction.
 
         Returns
         -------