diff --git a/doc/source/cli/nova.rst b/doc/source/cli/nova.rst
index af9660aab..35799551d 100644
--- a/doc/source/cli/nova.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cli/nova.rst
@@ -1943,13 +1943,13 @@ List actions on a server.
 ``--limit <limit>``
   Maximum number of instance actions to display. Note that there is
   a configurable max limit on the server, and the limit that is used will be
-  the minimum between what is requested here and what is configured
+  the minimum of what is requested here and what is configured
   in the server. (Supported by API versions '2.58' - '2.latest')
 
 ``--changes-since <changes_since>``
   List only instance actions changed after a certain point of time.
   The provided time should be an ISO 8061 formatted time.
-  ex 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z. (Supported by API versions '2.58' - '2.latest')
+  e.g. 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z. (Supported by API versions '2.58' - '2.latest')
 
 .. _nova_interface-attach:
 
@@ -2464,14 +2464,14 @@ Print a list of migrations.
 
 ``--limit <limit>``
   Maximum number of migrations to display. Note that there is a configurable
-  max limit on the server, and the limit that is used will be the minimum
-  between what is requested here and what is configured in the server.
+  max limit on the server, and the limit that is used will be the minimum of
+  what is requested here and what is configured in the server.
   (Supported by API versions '2.59' - '2.latest')
 
 ``--changes-since <changes_since>``
   List only migrations changed after a certain point of time.
   The provided time should be an ISO 8061 formatted time.
-  ex 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z . (Supported by API versions '2.59' - '2.latest')
+  e.g. 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z . (Supported by API versions '2.59' - '2.latest')
 
 .. _nova_pause:
 
diff --git a/novaclient/v2/shell.py b/novaclient/v2/shell.py
index e6a09a61f..0bf6da8ee 100644
--- a/novaclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/novaclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -5044,7 +5044,7 @@ def do_instance_action_list(cs, args):
     default=None,
     help=_('Maximum number of instance actions to display. Note that there '
            'is a configurable max limit on the server, and the limit that is '
-           'used will be the minimum between what is requested here and what '
+           'used will be the minimum of what is requested here and what '
            'is configured in the server.'))
 @utils.arg(
     '--changes-since',
@@ -5053,7 +5053,7 @@ def do_instance_action_list(cs, args):
     default=None,
     help=_('List only instance actions changed after a certain point of '
            'time. The provided time should be an ISO 8061 formatted time. '
-           'ex 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z.'))
+           'e.g. 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z.'))
 def do_instance_action_list(cs, args):
     """List actions on a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server, raise_if_notfound=False)
@@ -5197,7 +5197,7 @@ def do_migration_list(cs, args):
     default=None,
     help=_('Maximum number of migrations to display. Note that there is a '
            'configurable max limit on the server, and the limit that is used '
-           'will be the minimum between what is requested here and what '
+           'will be the minimum of what is requested here and what '
            'is configured in the server.'))
 @utils.arg(
     '--changes-since',
@@ -5206,7 +5206,7 @@ def do_migration_list(cs, args):
     default=None,
     help=_('List only migrations changed after a certain point of time. '
            'The provided time should be an ISO 8061 formatted time. '
-           'ex 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z .'))
+           'e.g. 2016-03-04T06:27:59Z .'))
 def do_migration_list(cs, args):
     """Print a list of migrations."""
     if args.changes_since: