diff --git a/content.cpp b/content.cpp
index 661ad52c..675f7fc9 100644
--- a/content.cpp
+++ b/content.cpp
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ ITEM('c', 0x202020, "Curse of Weakness", itCurseWeakness, IC_ORB, IF_CURSE, RESE
   )
 
 ITEM('c', 0x6060FF, "Curse of Draining", itCurseDraining, IC_ORB, IF_CURSE, RESERVED, osPowerUtility, 
-  "Drains your power of all your orbs (and curses) by 2 charges per turn."
+  "Drains the powers of all your orbs (and curses) by 2 charges per turn."
   )
 
 ITEM('c', 0x000060, "Curse of Water", itCurseWater, IC_ORB, IF_CURSE, RESERVED, osTerraform, 
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ WALL('d', 0x7F6A30, "Unhappy Die", waRichDie, WF_WALL | WF_PUSHABLE, RESERVED, 0
   "It will reward you if you roll it so that the highest number is on top again!")
 
 WALL('d', 0x106040, "Happy Die", waHappyDie, WF_WALL | WF_PUSHABLE, RESERVED, 0, sgNone, 
-  "A happy sentent die. Dice are happy when they are in their correct position "
+  "A happy sentient die. Dice are happy when they are in their correct position "
   "(the highest number on the top); happy dice with one roll from their best position are sometimes found too."
   "Other positions are much less convenient for them and expose their "
   "weak spots. You can roll Happy Dice, but it may become angry!"
diff --git a/vr.cpp b/vr.cpp
index c3f88b9a..424779a3 100644
--- a/vr.cpp
+++ b/vr.cpp
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ EX void show_vr_settings() {
   dialog::add_action([] {
     dialog::editNumber(absolute_unit_in_meters, .01, 100, 0.1, 1, XLAT("absolute unit in meters"), 
       XLAT(
-        "The size of the absolute unit of the non-Euclidean geometry correspond in meters. "
+        "The size of the absolute unit of the non-Euclidean geometry in meters. "
         "This affects the headset movement and binocular vision.\n\n"
         "In spherical geometry, the absolute unit is the radius of the sphere. "
         "The smaller the absolute unit, the stronger the non-Euclidean effects.\n\n"