diff --git a/devel/ftoption.h b/devel/ftoption.h
index 5f0a7fb75..f9af4bd8c 100644
--- a/devel/ftoption.h
+++ b/devel/ftoption.h
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /* of the TrueType bytecode interpreter is used that doesn't implement   */
   /* any of the patented opcodes and algorithms.  Note that the            */
   /* the TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING macro is *ignored* if you     */
-  /* define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER; with other words,       */
-  /* either define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER or                */
+  /* define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER; in other words, either  */
+  /* define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER or                       */
   /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING but not both at the same time.    */
   /*                                                                       */
   /* This macro is only useful for a small number of font files (mostly    */
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
index d08a35bfc..f8a1cc03c 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /* of the TrueType bytecode interpreter is used that doesn't implement   */
   /* any of the patented opcodes and algorithms.  Note that the            */
   /* the TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING macro is *ignored* if you     */
-  /* define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER; with other words,       */
-  /* either define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER or                */
+  /* define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER; in other words, either  */
+  /* define TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER or                       */
   /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING but not both at the same time.    */
   /*                                                                       */
   /* This macro is only useful for a small number of font files (mostly    */
diff --git a/include/freetype/freetype.h b/include/freetype/freetype.h
index 1a00a02f8..b945c2c8d 100644
--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h
+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*                                                                       */
   /* <Description>                                                         */
   /*    FreeType assumes that structures allocated by the user and passed  */
-  /*    as arguments are zeroed out except for the actual data.  With      */
-  /*    other words, it is recommended to use `calloc' (or variants of it) */
+  /*    as arguments are zeroed out except for the actual data.  In other  */
+  /*    words, it is recommended to use `calloc' (or variants of it)       */
   /*    instead of `malloc' for allocation.                                */
   /*                                                                       */
   /*************************************************************************/
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*    `num_params' and `params' is used.  They are ignored otherwise.    */
   /*                                                                       */
   /*    Ideally, both the `pathname' and `params' fields should be tagged  */
-  /*    as `const'; this is missing for API backwards compatibility.  With */
+  /*    as `const'; this is missing for API backwards compatibility.  In   */
   /*    other words, applications should treat them as read-only.          */
   /*                                                                       */
   typedef struct  FT_Open_Args_