1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in
index b00bf2218..f6d3bee2e 100644
--- a/archival/Config.in
+++ b/archival/Config.in
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ config CONFIG_BUNZIP2
         bool "bunzip2"
         default n
         help
-          bunzip2 is an compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block
+          bunzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block
           sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding.  Compression
           is generally considerably better than that achieved by more
           conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_DPKG_DEB
         help
-          This reduced dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx".
+          This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx".
           However it saves space as none of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are 
           needed, they are linked to internally.
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ
         help
           This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file.
           
-          If you want compatability with standard .deb's you should say yes here.
+          If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes here.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2
         bool "  bzip2 debian packages"
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2
           This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed internally
           with bzip2 instead of gzip.
           
-          You only want this is your are creating your own custom debian packages that
+          You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian packages that
           use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2.
 
 config CONFIG_GUNZIP
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_GUNZIP
         help
-          If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
+          Enable if you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
           archives created by the program compress (not much
           used anymore).
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ config CONFIG_GZIP
         default n
         help
           gzip is used to compress files.
-          It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
+          It's probably the most widely used UNIX compression program.
 
 config CONFIG_RPM2CPIO
         bool "rpm2cpio"
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ config CONFIG_RPM
         bool "rpm"
         default n
         help
-          Mini RPM applet - querys and extracts
+          Mini RPM applet - queries and extracts
 
 config CONFIG_TAR
         bool "tar"
         default n
         help
           tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to
-          create compressed archives. It's probably the most used
+          create compressed archives. It's probably the most widely used
           UNIX archive program.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATABILITY
         default N
         depends on CONFIG_TAR
         help
-          This option is required to unpack archives created with
-          in the old GNU format, help to kill this old format by
+          This option is required to unpack archives created in
+          the old GNU format; help to kill this old format by
           repacking your ancient archives with the new format.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS