diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/listctrl.tex b/docs/latex/wx/listctrl.tex
index a8398da8a2..90f2a72824 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/listctrl.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/listctrl.tex
@@ -242,18 +242,18 @@ Ensures this item is visible.
 
 \func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{const wxString\& }{str}, \param{const bool }{partial = false}}
 
-Find an item whose label matches this string, starting from the item after {\it start} or
+Find an item whose label matches this string, starting from {\it start} or
 the beginning if {\it start} is -1.
 
 \func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{long }{data}}
 
-Find an item whose data matches this data, starting from the item after {\it start} or
+Find an item whose data matches this data, starting from {\it start} or
 the beginning if 'start' is -1.
 
 \func{long}{FindItem}{\param{long }{start}, \param{const wxPoint\& }{pt}, \param{int }{direction}}
 
-Find an item nearest this position in the specified direction, starting from
-the item after {\it start} or the beginning if {\it start} is -1.
+Find an item nearest this position in the specified direction, starting from 
+{\it start} or the beginning if {\it start} is -1.
 
 \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
 implements the following methods:\par