diff --git a/doc/demuxers.texi b/doc/demuxers.texi
index e18448f779999e2bee8d51059b468d0ea7f76e2d..437d1cac0bf5f57760c9d7332aa5e39a5ea1926d 100644
--- a/doc/demuxers.texi
+++ b/doc/demuxers.texi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @chapter Demuxers
 @c man begin DEMUXERS
 
-Demuxers are configured elements in FFmpeg which allow to read the
+Demuxers are configured elements in FFmpeg that can read the
 multimedia streams from a particular type of file.
 
 When you configure your FFmpeg build, all the supported demuxers
diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg.texi b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
index a923f978672491310f9dbaa2de92b9ea887262f4..8bf5feb40ca6416da6f52fa0507640973b534d28 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ then it will search for the file @file{libvpx-1080p.ffpreset}.
 
 @itemize
 @item
-For streaming at very low bitrate application, use a low frame rate
+For streaming at very low bitrates, use a low frame rate
 and a small GOP size. This is especially true for RealVideo where
 the Linux player does not seem to be very fast, so it can miss
 frames. An example is:
diff --git a/doc/outdevs.texi b/doc/outdevs.texi
index 796797b0706af22db4197370c0246fdf80dffe24..730b47b201f06ae5c539ce0c7fe099be3c631b7f 100644
--- a/doc/outdevs.texi
+++ b/doc/outdevs.texi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @chapter Output Devices
 @c man begin OUTPUT DEVICES
 
-Output devices are configured elements in FFmpeg which allow to write
+Output devices are configured elements in FFmpeg that can write
 multimedia data to an output device attached to your system.
 
 When you configure your FFmpeg build, all the supported output devices
diff --git a/doc/protocols.texi b/doc/protocols.texi
index 9c834f4d6c26eecde3770718ea7a9f44e79fd5a5..e2738592a71455f02b0b720eab2a83a38b46f912 100644
--- a/doc/protocols.texi
+++ b/doc/protocols.texi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 @chapter Protocols
 @c man begin PROTOCOLS
 
-Protocols are configured elements in FFmpeg which allow to access
-resources which require the use of a particular protocol.
+Protocols are configured elements in FFmpeg that enable access to
+resources that require specific protocols.
 
 When you configure your FFmpeg build, all the supported protocols are
 enabled by default. You can list all available ones using the