diff --git a/pages/common/nagios.md b/pages/common/nagios.md
index 5aa4db0f5e..6bb0136ce5 100644
--- a/pages/common/nagios.md
+++ b/pages/common/nagios.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 `nagios -d`
 
-- Start `nagios`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shutdown:
+- Start `nagios`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shut down:
 
 `nagios -s`
 
diff --git a/pages/common/nagios2.md b/pages/common/nagios2.md
index d035819871..912e9ec240 100644
--- a/pages/common/nagios2.md
+++ b/pages/common/nagios2.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 `nagios2 -d`
 
-- Start `nagios2`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shutdown:
+- Start `nagios2`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shut down:
 
 `nagios2 -s`
 
diff --git a/pages/common/nagios3.md b/pages/common/nagios3.md
index 9b98ba3ff9..f6f4620978 100644
--- a/pages/common/nagios3.md
+++ b/pages/common/nagios3.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 `nagios3 -d`
 
-- Start `nagios3`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shutdown:
+- Start `nagios3`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shut down:
 
 `nagios3 -s`
 
diff --git a/pages/common/nagios4.md b/pages/common/nagios4.md
index e421b486a8..74286c7e99 100644
--- a/pages/common/nagios4.md
+++ b/pages/common/nagios4.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 `nagios4 -d`
 
-- Start `nagios4`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shutdown:
+- Start `nagios4`, print service check scheduling information to `stdout`, then shut down:
 
 `nagios4 -s`
 
diff --git a/pages/common/ping.md b/pages/common/ping.md
index d487493003..ef98e14440 100644
--- a/pages/common/ping.md
+++ b/pages/common/ping.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 `ping -i {{seconds}} {{host}}`
 
-- Ping host without trying to lookup symbolic names for addresses:
+- Ping host without trying to look up symbolic names for addresses:
 
 `ping -n {{host}}`
 
diff --git a/pages/common/ping6.md b/pages/common/ping6.md
index 838646088a..ed02f97fab 100644
--- a/pages/common/ping6.md
+++ b/pages/common/ping6.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 `ping6 -i {{seconds}} {{host}}`
 
-- Ping a host without trying to lookup symbolic names for addresses:
+- Ping a host without trying to look up symbolic names for addresses:
 
 `ping6 -n {{host}}`
 
diff --git a/pages/common/zstyle.md b/pages/common/zstyle.md
index 66f1899235..d654b9a8c1 100644
--- a/pages/common/zstyle.md
+++ b/pages/common/zstyle.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # zstyle
 
-> Define and lookup configuration styles in Zsh.
+> Define and look up configuration styles in Zsh.
 > This builtin is part of the `zsh/zutil` module.
 > More information: <https://zsh.sourceforge.io/Doc/Release/Zsh-Modules.html>.
 
diff --git a/pages/linux/qm-shutdown.md b/pages/linux/qm-shutdown.md
index 82d38215a1..6baa9dfa84 100644
--- a/pages/linux/qm-shutdown.md
+++ b/pages/linux/qm-shutdown.md
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # qm shutdown
 
-> Shutdown a virtual machine on QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager.
+> Shut down a virtual machine on QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager.
 > More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html#cli_qm_shutdown>.
 
-- Shutdown a virtual machine:
+- Shut down a virtual machine:
 
 `qm {{[shu|shutdown]}} {{100}}`
 
-- Shutdown a virtual machine after wait for at most 10 seconds:
+- Shut down a virtual machine after wait for at most 10 seconds:
 
 `qm {{[shu|shutdown]}} {{100}} --timeout 10`
 
-- Shutdown a virtual machine and do not deactivate storage volumes:
+- Shut down a virtual machine and do not deactivate storage volumes:
 
 `qm {{[shu|shutdown]}} {{100}} --keepActive true`
 
-- Shutdown a virtual machine and skip lock (only root can use this option):
+- Shut down a virtual machine and skip lock (only root can use this option):
 
 `qm {{[shu|shutdown]}} {{100}} --skiplock true`
 
-- Stop and shutdown a virtual machine:
+- Stop and shut down a virtual machine:
 
 `qm {{[shu|shutdown]}} {{100}} --forceStop true`