diff --git a/doc/database.md b/doc/database.md
index de3e9f54..9f6126d6 100644
--- a/doc/database.md
+++ b/doc/database.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 A list of all existing groups (a JSON object with groupIDs as keys and `1` as values).
 
 ### pad:$PADID
-Saves all informations about pads
+Contains all information about pads
 
 * **atext** - the latest attributed text
 * **pool** - the attribute pool
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ Saves a revision $REVNUM of pad $PADID
 * **changeset** - the changeset of this revision
 
 ### pad:$PADID:chat:$CHATNUM
-Saves a chatentry with num $CHATNUM of pad $PADID
+Saves a chat entry with num $CHATNUM of pad $PADID
 
 * **text** - the text of this chat entry
-* **userId** - the autorID of this chat entry
+* **userId** - the authorID of this chat entry
 * **time** - the timestamp of this chat entry
 
 ### pad2readonly:$PADID
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ Information about an author
 * **colorID** - the colorID of this author as shown in the pad
 
 ### mapper2group:$MAPPER
-Maps an external application identifier to an internal group 
+Maps an external application identifier to an internal group
 ### mapper2author:$MAPPER
-Maps an external application identifier to an internal author 
+Maps an external application identifier to an internal author
 ### group:$GROUPID
 a group of pads