diff --git a/src/rotp/lang/en/techs.txt b/src/rotp/lang/en/techs.txt
index 7172c50f3..3aaf6fd19 100644
--- a/src/rotp/lang/en/techs.txt
+++ b/src/rotp/lang/en/techs.txt
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ CLOAK_0_DETAIL   | Renders ship nearly invisible until they attack, improving th
 // Cloning tech
 //
 CLONE_0_NAME     | Cloning
-CLONE_0_DETAIL   | Allows bio engineered colonists to be grown at a rate of 1M per 10 BC.
+CLONE_0_DETAIL   | Allows bio-engineered colonists to be grown at a rate of 1M per 10 BC.
 
 CLONE_1_NAME     | Advanced Cloning
 CLONE_1_DETAIL   | Allows bio-engineered colonists to be grown at a rate of 1M per 5 BC.
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ ENGINE_1_ITEM2   | Class 2
 ENGINE_1_BRIEF   | Warp 2  Def %1
 ENGINE_1_BRIEF2  | Combat Speed %1
 
-ENGINE_2_NAME    | SubLight Drives 
+ENGINE_2_NAME    | Subspace Drives 
 ENGINE_2_DETAIL  | Moves ships at Warp %1, and allows a maximum maneuverability of class III in combat.
 ENGINE_2_ITEM    | SubLight
 ENGINE_2_ITEM2   | Class 3
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ SHIPWPN_7_DETAIL       | An energy-to-matter beam weapon that halves the effecti
 
 SHIPWPN_8_NAME         | Fusion Beam
 SHIPWPN_8_ITEM2        | Heavy Fusion Beam
-SHIPWPN_8_DETAIL       | High intensity beam weapon capable of doing 4-16 points of damage. Heavy fusion beams strike for 4-30 points and have a 2 space range.
+SHIPWPN_8_DETAIL       | High-intensity beam weapon capable of doing 4-16 points of damage. Heavy fusion beams strike for 4-30 points and have a 2 space range.
 
 SHIPWPN_9_NAME         | Megabolt Cannon
 SHIPWPN_9_BRIEF        | +3 levels to hit
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ SOILENRICH_1_DETAIL   | Converts standard and fertile planets to gaias, doubling
 //
 // Stargate tech
 //
-STARGATE_0_NAME      | Intergalactic Star Gates
+STARGATE_0_NAME      | Star Gates
 STARGATE_0_DETAIL    | Allows your ships to move between any two planets equipped with star gates in only one turn. Cost 3000 BC to build.
 
 
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ SUBSPACETEL_0_DETAIL  | Teleports ships to any space on the combat map and befor
 //
 // Ship Torpedo Weapon techs
 //
-TORPEDO_0_NAME        | Anti-Matter Torpedos
+TORPEDO_0_NAME        | Anti-Matter Torpedoes
 TORPEDO_0_BRIEF       | Fires one per 2 turns
 TORPEDO_0_DETAIL      | High energy tracking torpedoes that deliver 30 points of damage but may only be fired every other turn. Each torpedo is equipped with a +4 level targeting computer.