diff --git a/docs/man/man7/cdist-type.text b/docs/man/man7/cdist-type.text
index 18deda9a..71495797 100644
--- a/docs/man/man7/cdist-type.text
+++ b/docs/man/man7/cdist-type.text
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ A type consists of
 Types are stored below cdist/conf/type/. Their name should always be prefixed with
 two underscores (__) to prevent collisions with other executables in $PATH.
 
-To begin a new type, just create the directory **cdist/conf/type/__NAME**.
+To implement a new type, create the directory **cdist/conf/type/__NAME**.
 
 
 DEFINING PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 Every type consists of required, optional and boolean parameters, which must
-be created in a newline separated file in ***parameter/required***,
+each be declared in a newline separated file in ***parameter/required***,
 ***parameter/required_multiple***, ***parameter/optional***, 
 ***parameter/optional_multiple*** and ***parameter/boolean***.
 Parameters which are allowed multiple times should be listed in
-required_multiple or optional_multiple respectively. For all other parameters
-the standard unix behaviour of the last given wins is applied.
+required_multiple or optional_multiple respectively. All other parameters
+follow the standard unix behaviour "the last given wins".
 If either is missing, the type will have no required, no optional, no boolean
 or no parameters at all. 
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fi
 
 
 INPUT FROM STDIN
------------------
+----------------
 Every type can access what has been written on stdin when it has been called.
 The result is saved into the ***stdin*** file in the object directory.