diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c32664200e..9ca50b8168 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Advanced options (experts only):
   --sws-max-filter-size=N  the max filter size swscale uses [$sws_max_filter_size_default]
 
 Optimization options (experts only):
-  --disable-asm            disable all assembler optimizations
+  --disable-asm            disable all assembly optimizations
   --disable-altivec        disable AltiVec optimizations
   --disable-amd3dnow       disable 3DNow! optimizations
   --disable-amd3dnowext    disable 3DNow! extended optimizations
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ Optimization options (experts only):
   --disable-armv6t2        disable armv6t2 optimizations
   --disable-vfp            disable VFP optimizations
   --disable-neon           disable NEON optimizations
-  --disable-inline-asm     disable use of inline assembler
-  --disable-yasm           disable use of yasm assembler
+  --disable-inline-asm     disable use of inline assembly
+  --disable-yasm           disable use of nasm/yasm assembly
   --disable-mips32r2       disable MIPS32R2 optimizations
   --disable-mipsdspr1      disable MIPS DSP ASE R1 optimizations
   --disable-mipsdspr2      disable MIPS DSP ASE R2 optimizations
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ elif enabled cparser; then
 elif enabled armcc; then
     add_cflags -W${armcc_opt},--diag_suppress=4343 # hardfp compat
     add_cflags -W${armcc_opt},--diag_suppress=3036 # using . as system include dir
-    # 2523: use of inline assembler is deprecated
+    # 2523: use of inline assembly is deprecated
     add_cflags -W${armcc_opt},--diag_suppress=2523
     add_cflags -W${armcc_opt},--diag_suppress=1207
     add_cflags -W${armcc_opt},--diag_suppress=1293 # assignment in condition
diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi
index c999383acb..86dab54091 100644
--- a/doc/platform.texi
+++ b/doc/platform.texi
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ unacelerated code.
 Mac OS X on PowerPC or ARM (iPhone) requires a preprocessor from
 @url{https://github.com/FFmpeg/gas-preprocessor} or
 @url{https://github.com/yuvi/gas-preprocessor}(currently outdated) to build the optimized
-assembler functions. Put the Perl script somewhere
+assembly functions. Put the Perl script somewhere
 in your PATH, FFmpeg's configure will pick it up automatically.
 
 Mac OS X on amd64 and x86 requires @command{yasm} to build most of the
-optimized assembler functions. @uref{http://www.finkproject.org/, Fink},
+optimized assembly functions. @uref{http://www.finkproject.org/, Fink},
 @uref{http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/prefix/bootstrap-macos.xml, Gentoo Prefix},
 @uref{https://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/, Homebrew}
 or @uref{http://www.macports.org, MacPorts} can easily provide it.