diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 7281b63e7..fb717b488 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ password is specified, curl will ask for it interactively.
 
 If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.
 .IP "--url <URL>"
-Specify a URL to fetch. This option is mostly handy when you wanna specify
+Specify a URL to fetch. This option is mostly handy when you want to specify
 URL(s) in a config file.
 
 This option may be used any number of times. To control where this URL is written, use the
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ write "@-".
 The variables present in the output format will be substituted by the value or
 text that curl thinks fit, as described below. All variables are specified
 like %{variable_name} and to output a normal % you just write them like
-%%. You can output a newline by using \\n, a carrige return with \\r and a tab
+%%. You can output a newline by using \\n, a carriage return with \\r and a tab
 space with \\t.
 
 .B NOTE:
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ Internal error. A function was called in a bad order.
 .IP 45
 Interface error. A specified outgoing interface could not be used.
 .IP 46
-Bad password entered. An error was signalled when the password was entered.
+Bad password entered. An error was signaled when the password was entered.
 .IP 47
 Too many redirects. When following redirects, curl hit the maximum amount.
 .IP 48