diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 8cdf9610aa..1e47ce9605 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ void Application::ParseOptions(int ac, char ** av)
     config.add_options()
     //("write-log,l", value<string>(), "write a log file")
     ("write-log,l", descr.c_str())
-    ("log-file", value<string>(), "Unlike to --write-log this allows to log to an arbitrary file")
+    ("log-file", value<string>(), "Unlike --write-log this allows logging to an arbitrary file")
     ("user-cfg,u", value<string>(),"User config file to load/save user settings")
     ("system-cfg,s", value<string>(),"Systen config file to load/save system settings")
     ("run-test,t",   value<string>()   ,"Test case - or 0 for all")
@@ -1742,9 +1742,9 @@ void Application::ParseOptions(int ac, char ** av)
     ("btn",        boost::program_options::value< string >(), "set the X-Window button color")
     ("name",       boost::program_options::value< string >(), "set the X-Window name")
     ("title",      boost::program_options::value< string >(), "set the X-Window title")
-    ("visual",     boost::program_options::value< string >(), "set the X-Window to color scema")
-    ("ncols",      boost::program_options::value< int    >(), "set the X-Window to color scema")
-    ("cmap",                                                  "set the X-Window to color scema")
+    ("visual",     boost::program_options::value< string >(), "set the X-Window to color scheme")
+    ("ncols",      boost::program_options::value< int    >(), "set the X-Window to color scheme")
+    ("cmap",                                                  "set the X-Window to color scheme")
 #if defined(FC_OS_MACOSX)
     ("psn",        boost::program_options::value< string >(), "process serial number")
 #endif