diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index ffc794ee4e6..f923c8ca0fe 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3147,16 +3147,16 @@ def boxplot(self, x, notch=None, sym=None, vert=None, whis=None,
            If True produces boxes with the Patch artist
 
         showmeans : bool, default = False
-           If True, will toggle one the rendering of the means
+           If True, will toggle on the rendering of the means
 
         showcaps : bool, default = True
-           If True, will toggle one the rendering of the caps
+           If True, will toggle on the rendering of the caps
 
         showbox : bool, default = True
-           If True, will toggle one the rendering of box
+           If True, will toggle on the rendering of the box
 
         showfliers : bool, default = True
-           If True, will toggle one the rendering of the fliers
+           If True, will toggle on the rendering of the fliers
 
         boxprops : dict or None (default)
            If provided, will set the plotting style of the boxes
@@ -3412,16 +3412,16 @@ def bxp(self, bxpstats, positions=None, widths=None, vert=True,
           If `True`, will produce a notched box plot
 
         showmeans : bool, default = False
-          If `True`, will toggle one the rendering of the means
+          If `True`, will toggle on the rendering of the means
 
         showcaps  : bool, default = True
-          If `True`, will toggle one the rendering of the caps
+          If `True`, will toggle on the rendering of the caps
 
         showbox  : bool, default = True
-          If `True`, will toggle one the rendering of box
+          If `True`, will toggle on the rendering of the box
 
         showfliers : bool, default = True
-          If `True`, will toggle one the rendering of the fliers
+          If `True`, will toggle on the rendering of the fliers
 
         boxprops : dict or None (default)
           If provided, will set the plotting style of the boxes