diff -r faf2631b9334 -r 4a1efab850f4 src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Mon Aug 26 09:33:01 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	Mon Aug 26 17:42:03 2013 +0400
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@
   // among the distinct pages.
   if (ContendedPaddingWidth < 0 || ContendedPaddingWidth > 8192) {
     jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
-                "ContendedPaddingWidth=" INTX_FORMAT " must be the between %d and %d\n",
+                "ContendedPaddingWidth=" INTX_FORMAT " must be in between %d and %d\n",
                 ContendedPaddingWidth, 0, 8192);
     status = false;
   }
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@
   // It is sufficient to check against the largest type size.
   if ((ContendedPaddingWidth % BytesPerLong) != 0) {
     jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
-                "ContendedPaddingWidth=" INTX_FORMAT " must be the multiple of %d\n",
+                "ContendedPaddingWidth=" INTX_FORMAT " must be a multiple of %d\n",
                 ContendedPaddingWidth, BytesPerLong);
     status = false;
   }