diff --git a/README b/README
index 51552a4349..bc04a79dbc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ GIT
 
   git clone https://github.com/curl/curl
 
-  (you get a directory named curl created, filled with the source code)
+  (you get a directory named curl, filled with the source code)
 
 SECURITY PROBLEMS
 
diff --git a/lib/vauth/ntlm.c b/lib/vauth/ntlm.c
index 1efdb242db..3f1ffb50ce 100644
--- a/lib/vauth/ntlm.c
+++ b/lib/vauth/ntlm.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_auth_create_ntlm_type3_message(struct Curl_easy *data,
            12    LM/LMv2 Response       security buffer
            20    NTLM/NTLMv2 Response   security buffer
            28    Target Name            security buffer
-           36    username               security buffer
+           36    Username               security buffer
            44    Workstation Name       security buffer
           (52)   Session Key            security buffer (*)
           (60)   Flags                  long (*)
diff --git a/tests/ftpserver.pl b/tests/ftpserver.pl
index 70845a6508..23278e6de6 100755
--- a/tests/ftpserver.pl
+++ b/tests/ftpserver.pl
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ sub PASV_ftp {
     }
 
     logmsg "Client has been notified that upcoming DATA connection ".
-           "is accepted on port $pasvport\n";
+           "is awaited on port $pasvport\n";
 
     if($nodataconn) {
         my $str = nodataconn_str();
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ sub datasockf_state {
     }
     elsif($state eq 'PASSIVE_NODATACONN') {
         # Data sockfilter bound port without listening,
-        # client is not able to establish data connection.
+        # client is unable to establish data connection.
         $datasockf_state = $state;
         $datasockf_mode = 'passive';
         $datasockf_runs = 'yes';