diff --git a/src/contributing.md b/src/contributing.md
index 2289ede1..08ece467 100644
--- a/src/contributing.md
+++ b/src/contributing.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ rebase when bringing the latest changes from the master branch to your feature
 branch.  Also, please make sure that fixup commits are squashed into other
 related commits with meaningful commit messages.
 
-If you encounter merge commits, your PR will get marked as `S-waiting-on-author`.
+If you encounter merge conflicts, your PR will get marked as `S-waiting-on-author`.
 When you resolve them, you should use `@rustbot` to mark it as `S-waiting-on-review`.
 See [this chapter][labeling] for more details.
 
diff --git a/src/rustbot.md b/src/rustbot.md
index d7164d0e..d0bbee30 100644
--- a/src/rustbot.md
+++ b/src/rustbot.md
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ with a few restrictions. This is mostly useful in two cases:
 
 **Helping with issue triage**: Rust's issue tracker has more than 5,000 open
 issues at the time of this writing, so labels are the most powerful tool that we
-have to keep it as tidy as possible. You may not spend hours in the issue tracker
+have to keep it as tidy as possible. You don't need to spend hours in the issue tracker
 to triage issues, but if you open an issue, you should feel free to label it if
 you are comfortable with doing it yourself.
 
-**Updating the status of a PR**: we use "status labels" to reflect the status of
+**Updating the status of a PR**: We use "status labels" to reflect the status of
 PRs. For example, if your PR has merge conflicts, it will automatically be assigned
 the `S-waiting-on-author`, and reviewers might not review it until you rebase your
 PR. Once you do rebase your branch, you should change the labels yourself to remove