diff --git a/Authors b/Authors
index 88285d971..3b2cfe0a6 100644
--- a/Authors
+++ b/Authors
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Masanori Itoh <itoumsn@nttdata.co.jp>
 Matt Dietz <matt.dietz@rackspace.com>
 Matt Stephenson <mattstep@mattstep.net>
 Matthew Hooker <matt@cloudscaling.com>
+Matthew Joyce <matt.joyce@cloudscaling.com>
 Michael Basnight <mbasnigh@rackspace.com>
 Michael Gundlach <michael.gundlach@rackspace.com>
 Michael Still <mikal@stillhq.com>
diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index a4eaf9d6b..60f9d44a9 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class ProjectCommands(object):
     @args('--file', dest="filename", metavar='<filename>',
             help='File name(Default: novarc)')
     def environment(self, project_id, user_id, filename='novarc'):
-        """Exports environment variables to an sourcable file"""
+        """Exports environment variables to a sourceable file"""
         try:
             rc = self.manager.get_environment_rc(user_id, project_id)
         except (exception.UserNotFound, exception.ProjectNotFound) as ex:
diff --git a/nova/auth/nova_openldap.schema b/nova/auth/nova_openldap.schema
index 539a5c42d..c46a7c2ef 100644
--- a/nova/auth/nova_openldap.schema
+++ b/nova/auth/nova_openldap.schema
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ attributetype (
 attributetype (
     novaAttrs:4
     NAME 'isNovaAdmin'
-    DESC 'Is user an nova administrator?'
+    DESC 'Is user a nova administrator?'
     EQUALITY booleanMatch
     SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7
     SINGLE-VALUE
diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/cfg.py b/nova/openstack/common/cfg.py
index 1b1b45d63..f45136f76 100644
--- a/nova/openstack/common/cfg.py
+++ b/nova/openstack/common/cfg.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class Opt(object):
       metavar:
         the name shown as the argument to a CLI option in --help output
       help:
-        an string explaining how the options value is used
+        a string explaining how the options value is used
     """
     multi = False
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
index b7915ed8e..938f60b46 100644
--- a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class SchedulerManagerTestCase(test.TestCase):
                          *self.fake_args, **self.fake_kwargs)
 
     def test_run_instance_exception_puts_instance_in_error_state(self):
-        """Test that an NoValidHost exception for run_instance puts
+        """Test that a NoValidHost exception for run_instance puts
         the instance in ERROR state and eats the exception.
         """