diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a7e051eb9..21ebd40f9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -403,19 +403,19 @@ static void help(void)
     "    --capath <directory> CA directory (made using c_rehash) to verify",
     "                    peer against (SSL)",
     "    --ciphers <list> SSL ciphers to use (SSL)",
-    "    --compressed    Request compressed response (using deflate or gzip).",
+    "    --compressed    Request compressed response (using deflate or gzip)",
     "    --connect-timeout <seconds> Maximum time allowed for connection",
     "    --create-dirs   Create necessary local directory hierarchy",
-    "    --crlf          Convert LF to CRLF in upload.",
+    "    --crlf          Convert LF to CRLF in upload",
     " -f/--fail          Fail silently (no output at all) on errors (H)",
     "    --ftp-create-dirs Create the remote dirs if not present (F)",
     " -F/--form <name=content> Specify HTTP multipart POST data (H)",
     " -g/--globoff       Disable URL sequences and ranges using {} and []",
     " -G/--get           Send the -d data with a HTTP GET (H)",
     " -h/--help          This help text",
-    " -H/--header <line> Custom header to pass to server. (H)",
+    " -H/--header <line> Custom header to pass to server (H)",
     " -i/--include       Include protocol headers in the output (H/F)",
-    " -I/--head          Show document info only (H/F)",
+    " -I/--head          Show document info only",
     " -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)",
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static void help(void)
     " -R/--remote-time   Set the remote file's time on the local output",
     " -s/--silent        Silent mode. Don't output anything",
     " -S/--show-error    Show error. With -s, make curl show errors when they occur",
-    "    --stderr <file> Where to redirect stderr. - means stdout.",
+    "    --stderr <file> Where to redirect stderr. - means stdout",
     " -t/--telnet-option <OPT=val> Set telnet option",
     "    --trace <file>  Dump a network/debug trace to the given file",
     "    --trace-ascii <file> Like --trace but without the hex output",
@@ -461,15 +461,15 @@ static void help(void)
     "    --wdebug        Turn on WATT-32 debugging under DJGPP",
 #endif
     " -w/--write-out [format] What to output after completion",
-    " -x/--proxy <host[:port]> Use HTTP proxy on given port.",
+    " -x/--proxy <host[:port]> Use HTTP proxy on given port",
     " -X/--request <command> Specify request command to use",
     " -y/--speed-time    Time needed to trig speed-limit abort. Defaults to 30",
     " -Y/--speed-limit   Stop transfer if below speed-limit for 'speed-time' secs",
     " -z/--time-cond <time> Transfer based on a time condition",
     " -0/--http1.0       Use HTTP 1.0 (H)",
-    " -1/--tlsv1         Use TLSv1 (H)",
-    " -2/--sslv2         Use SSLv2 (H)",
-    " -3/--sslv3         Use SSLv3 (H)",
+    " -1/--tlsv1         Use TLSv1 (SSL)",
+    " -2/--sslv2         Use SSLv2 (SSL)",
+    " -3/--sslv3         Use SSLv3 (SSL)",
     " -4/--ipv4          Resolve name to IPv4 address",
     " -6/--ipv6          Resolve name to IPv6 address",
     " -#/--progress-bar  Display transfer progress as a progress bar",