diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index 52bd09552d53..54ff68713699 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 # the source tree.
 #
 #
-# The CPUTYPE variable controls which processor should be targetted for
+# The CPUTYPE variable controls which processor should be targeted for
 # generated code.  This controls processor-specific optimizations in
 # certain code (currently only OpenSSL) as well as modifying the value
 # of CFLAGS to contain the appropriate optimization directive to gcc.
 # The automatic setting of CFLAGS may be overridden using the
 # NO_CPU_CFLAGS variable below.
-# Currently the following CPU types are recognised:
+# Currently the following CPU types are recognized:
 #   Intel x86 architecture:
 #       (AMD CPUs)	k7 k6-2 k6 k5
 #       (Intel CPUs)	p4 p3 p2 i686 i586/mmx i586 i486 i386
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 # BDECFLAGS are a set of gcc warning settings that Bruce Evans has suggested
 # for use in developing FreeBSD and testing changes.  They can be used by
 # putting "CFLAGS+=${BDECFLAGS}" in /etc/make.conf.  -Wconversion is not
-# included here due to compiler bugs, eg: mkdir()'s mode_t argument.
+# included here due to compiler bugs, e.g., mkdir()'s mode_t argument.
 #
 #BDECFLAGS=	-W -Wall -ansi -pedantic -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align \
 #		-Wcast-qual -Wchar-subscripts -Winline \
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 #
 # *** It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to determine if you can use this! ***
 #
-# IDEA is patented in the USA and many european countries - thought to
+# IDEA is patented in the USA and many European countries - thought to
 # be OK to use for any non-commercial use.  This is optional.
 #MAKE_IDEA=	YES	# IDEA (128 bit symmetric encryption)
 #
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 # By default the 'pxeboot' loader retrieves the kernel via NFS.  Defining
 # this and recompiling /usr/src/sys/boot will cause it to retrieve the kernel
 # via TFTP.  This allows pxeboot to load a custom BOOTP diskless kernel yet
-# still mount the server's '/' (i.e. rather then load the server's kernel).
+# still mount the server's '/' (i.e. rather than load the server's kernel).
 #
 #LOADER_TFTP_SUPPORT= YES
 #