diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_methoddoc_gen.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_methoddoc_gen.yaml
index d28e5d6172..a071d74508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_methoddoc_gen.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_methoddoc_gen.yaml
@@ -72,3 +72,9 @@ jobs:
             echo "       Please follow https://visit-sphinx-github-user-manual.readthedocs.io/en/develop/dev_manual/UpdatingPythonDocStrings.html"
             exit 1
          fi
+
+# Documentation of this action
+#
+# This action is designed to catch cases where developers make inconsistent changes to
+# functions.rst and MethodDoc.C. MethodDoc.C is ordinarily *generated* from functions.rst
+# So, developers should just edit functions 
diff --git a/src/doc/python_scripting/functions.rst b/src/doc/python_scripting/functions.rst
index c612498506..0b291a218d 100644
--- a/src/doc/python_scripting/functions.rst
+++ b/src/doc/python_scripting/functions.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
 
-
 Functions
 =========
 
@@ -10464,7 +10463,7 @@ format_string : string
 **Description:**
 
     The SetQueryFloatFormat method sets a :ref:`printf-style <FormattingNumbers>` format string that
-    is used by VisIt's querys to produce textual output.
+    is used by VisIt's queries to produce textual output.
 
 
 **Example:**
diff --git a/src/visitpy/common/MethodDoc.C b/src/visitpy/common/MethodDoc.C
index 0c34bb9981..672a8ec07f 100644
--- a/src/visitpy/common/MethodDoc.C
+++ b/src/visitpy/common/MethodDoc.C
@@ -10093,7 +10093,7 @@ const char *visit_SetQueryFloatFormat_doc =
 "Description:\n"
 "\n"
 "The SetQueryFloatFormat method sets a printf-style format string that\n"
-"is used by VisIt's querys to produce textual output.\n"
+"is used by VisIt's queries to produce textual output.\n"
 "\n"
 "\n"
 "Example:\n"