diff --git a/data/core/help.cfg b/data/core/help.cfg
index 8bc1df906502..591fa9592149 100644
--- a/data/core/help.cfg
+++ b/data/core/help.cfg
@@ -550,15 +550,15 @@ One notable exception is bridge terrains, such as <italic>text='bridges over sha
 
 " + "<img>src='terrain/water/coast-tile.png~BLIT(terrain/bridge/wood-se-nw.png)'</img>" + "<img>src='terrain/water/ford-tile.png'</img>" + "<img>src='terrain/chasm/regular-tile.png~BLIT(terrain/cave/chasm-stone-bridge-sw-ne-tile.png)'</img>" + _ "
 
-Land‐based villages generally give best‐defense, best‐movement as well. These villages are mixed terrains, based on the village terrain type, together with hill, swamp, and cave, respectively.
+Land-based villages generally give the best defense and movement as well. These villages are mixed terrains, based on the village terrain type, together with hill, swamp, and cave, respectively.
 
 " + "<img>src='terrain/hills/regular.png~BLIT(terrain/village/human-hills-tile.png)'</img>" + "<img>src='terrain/swamp/water-tile.png~BLIT(terrain/village/swampwater-tile.png)'</img>" + "<img>src='terrain/cave/floor6.png~BLIT(terrain/village/cave-tile.png)'</img>" + _ "
 
-Finally, water villages generally are not hospitable to land units, and do not give defense or movement benefits associated to the village terrain type. They count only as water tiles instead.
+Finally, water villages are generally inhospitable to land units, and do not give defense or movement benefits associated with the village terrain type. Instead, they count only as water tiles.
 
 " + "<img>src='terrain/water/coast-tile.png~BLIT(terrain/village/coast-tile.png)'</img>" + _ "
 
-You can see what basic types are associated to a mixed type by mousing over its hex and checking the terrain type icons displayed in the upper right, (under the default theme)." + _ "
+You can see what basic types a mixed terrain is comprised of by mousing over its hex and checking the terrain type icons displayed in the upper right, (under the default theme)." + _ "
 
 You can see what type of behavior the mixed terrain gives by mousing over its hex and viewing the <italic>text='terrain description'</italic> by either pressing the hotkey, or right clicking and selecting from the context menu." + _ "