diff --git a/README.textile b/README.textile
index 849f1621a7..1960754d56 100755
--- a/README.textile
+++ b/README.textile
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ We believe that writing correct concurrent, fault-tolerant and scalable applicat
 
 Akka is here to change that. 
 
-Using the Actor Model together with Software Transactional Memory we raise the abstraction level and provides a better platform to build correct concurrent and scalable applications. 
+Using the Actor Model together with Software Transactional Memory we raise the abstraction level and provide a better platform to build correct concurrent and scalable applications. 
 
-For fault-tolerance we adopt the "Let it crash" / "Embrace failure" model which have been used with great success in the telecom industry to build applications that self-heals, systems that never stop. 
+For fault-tolerance we adopt the "Let it crash" / "Embrace failure" model which have been used with great success in the telecom industry to build applications that self-heal, systems that never stop. 
 
-Actors also provides the abstraction for transparent distribution and the basis for truly scalable and fault-tolerant applications. 
+Actors also provide the abstraction for transparent distribution and the basis for truly scalable and fault-tolerant applications. 
 
 Akka is Open Source and available under the Apache 2 License.
 
diff --git a/config/multiverse-properties-reference.txt b/config/multiverse-properties-reference.txt
index e35c2006ac..7503cec167 100644
--- a/config/multiverse-properties-reference.txt
+++ b/config/multiverse-properties-reference.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # default=true
 org.multiverse.MuliverseConstants.sanityChecks=<type:boolean>
 
-# a flag that enables to dump of bytecode of the instrumented classes to the tmp directory
-# This is very interesting feature for debugging of the instrumentation
+# a flag that enables to dump the bytecode of the instrumented classes to the tmp directory
+# This is a very interesting feature for debugging of the instrumentation
 # default=false
 org.multiverse.stms.alpha.instrumentation.MultiverseJavaAgent.dumpBytecode=<type:boolean>
 
diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index e3a43ad75d..f95bfab558 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
     * Cluster membership management.
 
   Akka also has a set of add-on modules:
-    * Persistence: A set of pluggable back-end storage modules that works in sync with the STM.
+    * Persistence: A set of pluggable back-end storage modules that work in sync with the STM.
         * Cassandra distributed and highly scalable database.
         * MongoDB document database.
-        * Redis data structures database (upcoming)
+        * Redis data structures database
     * Camel: Expose Actors as Camel endpoints.
     * REST (JAX-RS): Expose actors as REST services.
     * Comet: Expose actors as Comet services.