diff --git a/tmp/README.md b/tmp/README.md
index 18bfbb636..f44ee6100 100644
--- a/tmp/README.md
+++ b/tmp/README.md
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ This file as the following fields:
 
 5. created_by:
 
-   The name of the program that creates this file, or null is the
-   file an original file.
+   The name of the program that creates this file, or null if the
+   file is an original file.
 
    NOTE: A null created_by value indicates that the file is part
    of the primary content.  A non-null created_by value indicates
diff --git a/tmp/run_all.sh b/tmp/run_all.sh
index 36547167a..98892d5b8 100755
--- a/tmp/run_all.sh
+++ b/tmp/run_all.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: WINNER_DIR_TXT=$WINNER_DIR_TXT" 1>&2
 fi
 
-# make is easier to process CSV files
+# make it easier to process CSV files
 #
 IFS="$IFS,"
 
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ if [[ ! -e $TOOL ]]; then
     exit 5
 fi
 if [[ ! -f $TOOL ]]; then
-    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL is not a file: $TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL is not a regular file: $TOOL" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
 if [[ ! -x $TOOL ]]; then
-    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL is not a executable file: $TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL is not an executable file: $TOOL" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi