diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index dd197c779..818b5baab 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -473,24 +473,24 @@ static void help(void)
     "Options: (H) means HTTP/HTTPS only, (F) means FTP only",
     " -a/--append        Append to target file when uploading (F)",
     " -A/--user-agent <string> User-Agent to send to server (H)",
-    "    --anyauth       Tell curl to choose authentication method (H)",
+    "    --anyauth       Pick \"any\" authentication method (H)",
     " -b/--cookie <name=string/file> Cookie string or file to read cookies from (H)",
-    "    --basic         Enable HTTP Basic Authentication (H)",
+    "    --basic         Use HTTP Basic Authentication (H)",
     " -B/--use-ascii     Use ASCII/text transfer",
     " -c/--cookie-jar <file> Write cookies to this file after operation (H)",
     " -C/--continue-at <offset> Resumed transfer offset",
     " -d/--data <data>   HTTP POST data (H)",
-    "    --data-ascii <data>   HTTP POST ASCII data (H)",
-    "    --data-binary <data>  HTTP POST binary data (H)",
-    "    --negotiate     Enable HTTP Negotiate Authentication (H)",
-    "    --digest        Enable HTTP Digest Authentication (H)",
-    "    --disable-eprt  Prevent curl from using EPRT or LPRT (F)",
-    "    --disable-epsv  Prevent curl from using EPSV (F)",
+    "    --data-ascii <data>  HTTP POST ASCII data (H)",
+    "    --data-binary <data> HTTP POST binary data (H)",
+    "    --negotiate     Use HTTP Negotiate Authentication (H)",
+    "    --digest        Use HTTP Digest Authentication (H)",
+    "    --disable-eprt  Inhibit using EPRT or LPRT (F)",
+    "    --disable-epsv  Inhibit using EPSV (F)",
     " -D/--dump-header <file> Write the headers to this file",
     "    --egd-file <file> EGD socket path for random data (SSL)",
-    "    --tcp-nodelay   Set the TCP_NODELAY option",
+    "    --tcp-nodelay   Use the TCP_NODELAY option",
 #ifdef USE_ENVIRONMENT
-    "    --environment   Write result codes to environment variables (RISC OS)",
+    "    --environment   Write results to environment variables (RISC OS)",
 #endif
     " -e/--referer       Referer URL (H)",
     " -E/--cert <cert[:passwd]> Client certificate file and password (SSL)",
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void help(void)
     "    --connect-timeout <seconds> Maximum time allowed for connection",
     "    --create-dirs   Create necessary local directory hierarchy",
     "    --crlf          Convert LF to CRLF in upload",
-    " -f/--fail          Fail silently (no output at all) on errors (H)",
+    " -f/--fail          Fail silently (no output at all) on HTTP errors (H)",
     "    --ftp-create-dirs Create the remote dirs if not present (F)",
     "    --ftp-pasv      Use PASV/EPSV instead of PORT (F)",
     "    --ftp-skip-pasv-ip Skip the IP address for PASV (F)\n"
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static void help(void)
     " -j/--junk-session-cookies Ignore session cookies read from file (H)",
     "    --interface <interface> Specify network interface to use",
     "    --krb4 <level>  Enable krb4 with specified security level (F)",
-    " -k/--insecure      Allow curl to connect to SSL sites without certs (H)",
+    " -k/--insecure      Allow connections to SSL sites without certs (H)",
     " -K/--config        Specify which config file to read",
     " -l/--list-only     List only names of an FTP directory (F)",
     "    --limit-rate <rate> Limit transfer speed to this rate",
@@ -537,15 +537,15 @@ static void help(void)
     " -M/--manual        Display the full manual",
     " -n/--netrc         Must read .netrc for user name and password",
     "    --netrc-optional Use either .netrc or URL; overrides -n",
-    "    --ntlm          Enable HTTP NTLM authentication (H)",
+    "    --ntlm          Use HTTP NTLM authentication (H)",
     " -N/--no-buffer     Disable buffering of the output stream",
     " -o/--output <file> Write output to <file> instead of stdout",
     " -O/--remote-name   Write output to a file named as the remote file",
     " -p/--proxytunnel   Operate through a HTTP proxy tunnel (using CONNECT)",
-    "    --proxy-anyauth  Let curl pick proxy authentication method (H)",
-    "    --proxy-basic   Enable Basic authentication on the proxy (H)",
-    "    --proxy-digest  Enable Digest authentication on the proxy (H)",
-    "    --proxy-ntlm    Enable NTLM authentication on the proxy (H)",
+    "    --proxy-anyauth Pick \"any\" proxy authentication method (H)",
+    "    --proxy-basic   Use Basic authentication on the proxy (H)",
+    "    --proxy-digest  Use Digest authentication on the proxy (H)",
+    "    --proxy-ntlm    Use NTLM authentication on the proxy (H)",
     " -P/--ftp-port <address> Use PORT with address instead of PASV (F)",
     " -q                 If used as the first parameter disables .curlrc",
     " -Q/--quote <cmd>   Send command(s) to server before file transfer (F)",