diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/discovery/zen.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/discovery/zen.asciidoc
index 5e1d4651e04..2ad71334f17 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules/discovery/zen.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/modules/discovery/zen.asciidoc
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ The master node is the only node in a cluster that can make changes to the
 cluster state. The master node processes one cluster state update at a time,
 applies the required changes and publishes the updated cluster state to all
 the other nodes in the cluster. Each node receives the publish message, acknowledges
-it but do *not* yet apply it. If the master does not receive acknowledgement from
+it, but does *not* yet apply it. If the master does not receive acknowledgement from
 at least `discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes` nodes within a certain time (controlled by
 the `discovery.zen.commit_timeout` setting and defaults to 30 seconds) the cluster state
 change is rejected.
 
 Once enough nodes have responded, the cluster state is committed and a message will
-be sent to all the nodes. The nodes then proceed and apply the new cluster state to their
+be sent to all the nodes. The nodes then proceed to apply the new cluster state to their
 internal state. The master node waits for all nodes to respond, up to a timeout, before
 going ahead processing the next updates in the queue. The `discovery.zen.publish_timeout` is
 set by default to 30 seconds and is measured from the moment the publishing started. Both
diff --git a/docs/resiliency/index.asciidoc b/docs/resiliency/index.asciidoc
index 2783447c51f..7ca7cf943ec 100644
--- a/docs/resiliency/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/resiliency/index.asciidoc
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ We are committed to tracking down and fixing all the issues that are posted.
 === Use two phase commit for Cluster State publishing (STATUS: ONGOING)
 
 A master node in Elasticsearch continuously https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-discovery-zen.html#fault-detection[monitors the cluster nodes]
-and removes any node from the cluster that doesn't respond to it's pings in a timely
-fashion. If the master is left with less nodes than the `discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes`
+and removes any node from the cluster that doesn't respond to its pings in a timely
+fashion. If the master is left with fewer nodes than the `discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes`
 settings, it will step down and a new master election will start.
 
-When a network partition occurs causing a master to loose many followers, there is a
-short window of time until detects it and master steps down. During that window, the
-master may erroneously accept and ack cluster state changes. To avoid this, we introduce
+When a network partition causes a master node to lose many followers, there is a short window
+in time until the node loss is detected and the master steps down. During that window, the
+master may erroneously accept and acknowledge cluster state changes. To avoid this, we introduce
 a new phase to cluster state publishing where the proposed cluster state is sent to all nodes
-but is not yet committed. Only once enough nodes (`minimum_master_nodes`) actively acknowledge
-the change, it is committed and commit messages are sent to the nodes. See See {GIT}13062[#13062].
+but is not yet committed. Only once enough nodes (`discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes`) actively acknowledge
+the change, it is committed and commit messages are sent to the nodes. See {GIT}13062[#13062].
 
 [float]
 === Make index creation more user friendly (STATUS: ONGOING)