diff --git a/glanceclient/common/http.py b/glanceclient/common/http.py
index d1dc61de..89e921b5 100644
--- a/glanceclient/common/http.py
+++ b/glanceclient/common/http.py
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ class VerifiedHTTPSConnection(HTTPSConnection):
     @staticmethod
     def host_matches_cert(host, x509):
         """
-        Verify that the the x509 certificate we have received
+        Verify that the x509 certificate we have received
         from 'host' correctly identifies the server we are
-        connecting to, ie that the certificate's Common Name
+        connecting to, i.e. that the certificate's Common Name
         or a Subject Alternative Name matches 'host'.
         """
         def check_match(name):
diff --git a/glanceclient/common/utils.py b/glanceclient/common/utils.py
index 04350d56..42c869ab 100644
--- a/glanceclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/glanceclient/common/utils.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def get_file_size(file_obj):
         except IOError as e:
             if e.errno == errno.ESPIPE:
                 # Illegal seek. This means the file object
-                # is a pipe (e.g the user is trying
+                # is a pipe (e.g. the user is trying
                 # to pipe image data to the client,
                 # echo testdata | bin/glance add blah...), or
                 # that file object is empty, or that a file-like
diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/shell.py b/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
index c769a8f7..3515bf37 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def do_image_update(gc, args):
 @utils.arg('--checksum', metavar='<CHECKSUM>',
            help='Displays images that match the checksum.')
 @utils.arg('--tag', metavar='<TAG>', action='append',
-           help="Filter images by an user-defined tag.")
+           help="Filter images by a user-defined tag.")
 def do_image_list(gc, args):
     """List images you can access."""
     filter_keys = ['visibility', 'member_status', 'owner', 'checksum', 'tag']