diff --git a/content/changes/2012-12-06-create-authorization-for-app.html b/content/changes/2012-12-06-create-authorization-for-app.html
index d03a97a817..7118cebdfa 100644
--- a/content/changes/2012-12-06-create-authorization-for-app.html
+++ b/content/changes/2012-12-06-create-authorization-for-app.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
          https://api.github.com/authorizations
 </pre>
 
-This call creates a token for the authenticating user tied to a special "API"
+This call creates a token for the authenticated user tied to a special "API"
 OAuth application.
 
 We now support creating tokens for _your own OAuth application_ by passing your
diff --git a/content/v3/activity.md b/content/v3/activity.md
index cc3a00d02f..6aa9140234 100644
--- a/content/v3/activity.md
+++ b/content/v3/activity.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ types][types] that power the various activity streams on GitHub.
 
 ## [Feeds][]
 
-List of [Atom feeds][Feeds] available for the authenticating user.
+List of [Atom feeds][Feeds] available for the authenticated user.
 
 ## [Notifications][]
 
diff --git a/content/v3/activity/feeds.md b/content/v3/activity/feeds.md
index 10f9cfda30..c3693a506c 100644
--- a/content/v3/activity/feeds.md
+++ b/content/v3/activity/feeds.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ title: Feeds | GitHub API
 ## List Feeds
 
 GitHub provides several timeline resources in [Atom][] format. The Feeds API
-lists all the feeds available to the authenticating user:
+lists all the feeds available to the authenticated user:
 
 * **Timeline**: The GitHub global public timeline
 * **User**: The public timeline for any user, using [URI template][]