diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 547bece8b..a9be1f0f3 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ def cmdLineParser():
 
         detection.add_option("--text-only", dest="textOnly",
                              action="store_true", default=False,
-                             help="Compare pages based only on their textual content")
+                             help="Compare pages based only on the textual content")
 
         # Techniques options
-        techniques = OptionGroup(parser, "Techniques", "These options can "
-                                 "be used to tweak how specific SQL injection "
-                                 "techniques are tested.")
+        techniques = OptionGroup(parser, "Techniques", "These options can be used"
+                                 "to tweak testing of specific SQL injection "
+                                 "techniques.")
 
         techniques.add_option("--time-sec", dest="timeSec",
                               type="int", default=TIME_DEFAULT_DELAY,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                               help="Range of columns to test for UNION query SQL injection")
 
         techniques.add_option("--union-char", dest="uChar",
-                              help="Character to use to bruteforce number of columns")
+                              help="Character to use for bruteforcing number of columns")
 
         # Fingerprint options
         fingerprint = OptionGroup(parser, "Fingerprint")
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ def cmdLineParser():
 
         miscellaneous.add_option("--check-payload", dest="checkPayload",
                                   action="store_true", default=False,
-                                  help="IDS detection testing of injection payload")
+                                  help="IDS detection testing of injection payloads")
 
         miscellaneous.add_option("--cleanup", dest="cleanup",
                                   action="store_true", default=False,
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 3e5480ef3..84f3a83df 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ string =
 # (http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/re-syntax.html)
 regexp = 
 
-# Compare pages based only on their textual content
+# Compare pages based only on the textual content
 # Valid: True or False
 textOnly = False
 
 
-# These options can be used to tweak how specific SQL injection
-# techniques are tested.
+# These options can be used to tweak testing of specific SQL injection
+# techniques.
 [Techniques]
 
 # Seconds to delay the response from the DBMS.
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ timeSec = 5
 # Example: 1-10
 uCols = 
 
-# Character to use to bruteforce number of columns
+# Character to use for bruteforcing number of columns
 # Valid: string
 # Example: NULL
 uChar = 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ batch = False
 # Alert with audio beep when sql injection found.
 beep = False
 
-# IDS detection testing of injection payload.
+# IDS detection testing of injection payloads.
 checkPayload = False
 
 # Clean up the DBMS by sqlmap specific UDF and tables