diff --git a/docs/MAIL-ETIQUETTE b/docs/MAIL-ETIQUETTE
index 75058009e..c118200c4 100644
--- a/docs/MAIL-ETIQUETTE
+++ b/docs/MAIL-ETIQUETTE
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ MAIL ETIQUETTE
   off-list. The subject will be taken care of as good as possible to prevent
   repeated offenses, but responding on the list to such messages never lead to
   anything good and only puts the light even more on the offender: which was
-  the entire purpose of it getting to the list in the first place.
+  the entire purpose of it getting sent to the list in the first place.
 
   Don't feed the trolls!
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ MAIL ETIQUETTE
   your email address and password and press the unsubscribe button.
 
   Also, this information is included in the headers of every mail that is sent
-  out to all curl related mailing lists and there's footer in each mail that
+  out to all curl related mailing lists and there's a footer in each mail that
   links to the "admin" page on which you can unsubscribe and change other
   options.
 
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ MAIL ETIQUETTE
 
   This is why top posting is so bad:
 
-      A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read
-         text.
+      A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
       Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
       A: Top-posting.
       Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?