diff --git a/optimize/optimize_functions b/optimize/optimize_functions
index 8a90e4a..87f0a2d 100644
--- a/optimize/optimize_functions
+++ b/optimize/optimize_functions
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ validate_opt_settings() {          # Show optimize setting and wait user agreeme
   echo -e "\t\t${RED}${BOLD}WARNING:${OFF}\n"
   echo -e "${BOLD}The use of build optimizations may be dangerous.\n"
   echo -e "You should to know what you are doing and be sure that"
-  echo -e "the optimization settings listed below is what you want.\n"
-  echo -e "If there are build issues or the system don't work as"
+  echo -e "the optimization settings listed below are what you want.\n"
+  echo -e "If there are build issues or the system doesn't work as"
   echo -e "expected, please rebuild without optimizations before"
-  echo -e "to ask for support.${OFF}\n"
+  echo -e "asking for support.${OFF}\n"
 
   echo -e "MAKEFLAGS: ${L_arrow}${BOLD}${MAKEFLAGS}${OFF}${R_arrow}"
   echo -e "DejaGNU, Gettext, and Groff will not use MAKEFLAGS\n"