diff --git a/source/getting-started.html.md b/source/getting-started.html.md
index 7df96dd..773deff 100644
--- a/source/getting-started.html.md
+++ b/source/getting-started.html.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ title: Getting Started
 This guide introduces a number of key concepts in GOV.UK Content API through
 the usage of examples. It utilises [curl](https://curl.haxx.se/) for
 interfacing with the API on the command line and is chosen due to the wide
-availability of curl- however you may prefer the structured output of
+availability of curl, however you may prefer the structured output of
 using [HTTPie](https://httpie.org/) or piping the curl responses
 through [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/).
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The `schema_name` refers to a file referenced in
 the name of the format on GOV.UK. Often these fields share the same value as
 there is often only one schema for a particular `document_type`.
 
-This is the case with [Vat Rates][vat-rates-api] where the content returned
+This is the case with [VAT Rates][vat-rates-api] where the content returned
 utilises the [`answer` schema][answer-schema].
 
 ### Details
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ contains data in a particular structure relevant for the type of content. This
 structure is described by the [schema](#document-type-and-schema-name), which
 itself is defined by the `schema_name` field.
 
-In the case of [Vat Rates][vat-rates-api] an [`answer` schema][answer-schema]
+In the case of [VAT Rates][vat-rates-api] an [`answer` schema][answer-schema]
 is used. The `answer` schema  allows a `body` value, which contains the HTML
 for the page and a `external_related_links` value, which is an array that can
 be used to provide links to associated pages hosted off GOV.UK.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ value represents an array of [`LinkedContentItems`][linked-content-item]. A
 The values that can be used for link types are defined within the
 [schema](#document-type-and-schema-name) associated with the content.
 This value describes the type of relationship between content. For example,
-with [Vat Rates][vat-rates-api] there is a relationship with a link type of
+with [VAT Rates][vat-rates-api] there is a relationship with a link type of
 `mainstream_browse_pages`. The purpose of this link type is to enable linking
 to pages to help users find similar content that is suitable for a mainstream
 audience.
diff --git a/source/index.html.md.erb b/source/index.html.md.erb
index 8cadcaa..ca87033 100644
--- a/source/index.html.md.erb
+++ b/source/index.html.md.erb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Please don’t disclose the suspected breach publicly until it has been fixed.
 
 GOV.UK Content API follows government HTTPS security guidelines. The
 Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), which involves the Transport Layer
-Security (TLS) protocol is used by the platform to provide secure connections.
+Security (TLS) protocol, is used by the platform to provide secure connections.
 
 ### Security patches