diff --git a/darcap/darcap/tavern b/darcap/darcap/tavern
index 464691f2d..732ea583f 100644
--- a/darcap/darcap/tavern
+++ b/darcap/darcap/tavern
@@ -1071,9 +1071,9 @@ arch elf_man
 name Frightened Elf Man
 msg
 @match nightmares
-Yes, I keep having a nightmare where the Pygmys slaughter me and then eat me... like what I saw them doing to their prisoners when I stumbled upon that forest...
+Yes, I keep having a nightmare where the Pygmies slaughter me and then eat me... like what I saw them doing to their prisoners when I stumbled upon that forest...
 @match pygmy|forest
-The Pygmys are these evil little creatures that live in a forest on an island north and slightly east of this town... I had to use dimension door to get there... they are really dangerous and I'm sure they are guarding something in that forest...
+The Pygmies are these evil little creatures that live in a forest on an island north and slightly east of this town... I had to use a dimension door to get there... they are really dangerous and I'm sure they are guarding something in that forest...
 @match *
 I still have nightmares about my visit to the Pygmy Forest.
 endmsg
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ arch warrior_1
 name well-trained warrior
 msg
 @match artifact|hear
-A friend told me something about very powerful bracers... But he died in the attempt to get those. I believe he was killed by the... BELZEBUB!
+A friend told me something about very powerful bracers... But he died in an attempt to get those. I believe he was killed by the... BELZEBUB!
 @match proving|tower|yes
 There's an ancient temple in the underground, beneath that tower. It is said that the most deadly creatures are lurking down there!
 @match *