diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9dc77de01..933234c91 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ DFHack Future
         burial:  sets all unowned coffins to allow burial ("-pets" to allow pets too)
         fix-ster:  changes fertility/sterility of animals or dwarves
         view-item-info: adds information and customisable descriptions to item viewscreens
+        item-descriptions:  holds a default description for every item type and subtype
         warn-starving:  check for starving, thirsty, or very drowsy units and pause with warning if any are found
     New tweaks
     Fixes
diff --git a/scripts/item-descriptions.lua b/scripts/item-descriptions.lua
index 1f685e8fb..dd85d54ba 100644
--- a/scripts/item-descriptions.lua
+++ b/scripts/item-descriptions.lua
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ descriptions = {
                 "",
                 "Minecart systems are the most efficient and most complicated way to",
                 "move items, and can do anything from improving industrial efficiency,",
-                "to transporting magma or launching hundreds of weapons at enemies."
+                "to transporting magma or launching hundreds of weapons at enemies.",
                 "Misuse may result in horrific injury to drivers and pedestrians."},
     ITEM_TOOL_MORTAR = {
                 "Half of a mortar and pestle, the mortar is a bowl in which to grind",
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ descriptions = {
                 "of the butchered animal. Along with plants, meat is the",
                 "backbone of every food industry."},
     MILLSTONE = {
-                "A large grinding stone, used in a mill to produce flour, sugar, and"
+                "A large grinding stone, used in a mill to produce flour, sugar, and",
                 "dyes much faster than a quern. It is too large to be operated by hand,",
                 "and must be powered for operation.  Millstones are made of stone."},
     ORTHOPEDIC_CAST = {