diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f6f6701..b9d20b6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 New in TBD:
 
 Configuration:
-  libnfc can now uses a configuration file for special setups, or features
-  activation. This file (/etc/nfc/libnfc.conf under GNU/Linux systems) already
-  support some keywords:
+  libnfc can now use a configuration file for special setups, or features
+  activation. This file (/etc/nfc/libnfc.conf under GNU/Linux systems)
+  supports already some keywords:
     - "allow_autoscan" to enable/disable device auto-detection feature;
     - "allow_intrusive_autoscan" to enable/disable intrusive auto-detection
       (ie. serial port probing);
     - "log_level" to select library verbosity;
     - "device.name" and "device.connstring" to define a user device,
-      this is the recommended method if user have a not-easily detectable
-      device (ie.  serial ones).
-  Its also possible to define devices using dedicated configuration files and
+      this is the recommended method if user has a not easily detectable
+      device (ie. a serial one).
+  It is also possible to define devices using dedicated configuration files and
   put them into device search directory (/etc/nfc/devices.d under GNU/Linux).
 
 API Changes:
diff --git a/libnfc.conf.sample b/libnfc.conf.sample
index fdc44cb..2b7b9d8 100644
--- a/libnfc.conf.sample
+++ b/libnfc.conf.sample
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 # Allow device auto-detection (default: true)
-# Note: if this auto-detection is disabled, user have to set manually a device
-# configuration using file or environnement variable
+# Note: if this auto-detection is disabled, user has to set manually a device
+# configuration using file or environment variable
 #allow_autoscan = true
 
 # Allow intrusive auto-detection (default: false)
 # Warning: intrusive auto-detection can seriously disturb other devices
-# This option is not recommended, user should prefers to add manually its device.
+# This option is not recommended, user should prefer to add manually his device.
 #allow_intrusive_autoscan = false
 
 # Set log level (default: error)
 # Valid log levels are (in order of verbosity): 0 (none), 1 (error), 2 (info), 3 (debug)
-# Note: if you set --enable-debug option, the default log level is "debug"
+# Note: if you compiled with --enable-debug option, the default log level is "debug"
 #log_level = 1
 
 # Manually set default device (no default)
 # To set a default device, you must set both name and connstring for your device
-# Note: if autoscan is enabled, default device will be the first device available is device list.
+# Note: if autoscan is enabled, default device will be the first device available in device list.
 #device.name = "microBuilder.eu"
 #device.connstring = "pn532_uart:/dev/ttyUSB0"