diff --git a/cmd/kops/set.go b/cmd/kops/set.go
index 1829c9b4a4..be1b40cb59 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/set.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/set.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	setLong = templates.LongDesc(i18n.T(`Set a configuration field.
 
-        kops set does not update the cloud resources, to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".
+        kops set does not update the cloud resources; to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".
     `))
 
 	setExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
diff --git a/cmd/kops/set_cluster.go b/cmd/kops/set_cluster.go
index 167359f2e0..1853ce9709 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/set_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/set_cluster.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 
         This command changes the desired cluster configuration in the registry.
 
-        kops set does not update the cloud resources, to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".`))
+        kops set does not update the cloud resources; to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".`))
 
 	setClusterExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
 		# Set cluster to run kubernetes version 1.10.0
diff --git a/docs/architecture/kops-controller.md b/docs/architecture/kops-controller.md
index 09a3439fa9..5760288f9e 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/kops-controller.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/kops-controller.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Architecture: kops-controller
 
 kops-controller runs as a DaemonSet on the master node(s).  It is a kubebuilder
-controller, that performs runtime reconciliation for kops.
+controller that performs runtime reconciliation for kops.
 
 Controllers in kops-controller:
 
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_set.md b/docs/cli/kops_set.md
index f788b487b8..079a29ce5e 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_set.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_set.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Set fields on clusters and other resources.
 
 Set a configuration field.
 
- kops set does not update the cloud resources, to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".
+ kops set does not update the cloud resources; to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".
 
 ### Examples
 
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_set_cluster.md b/docs/cli/kops_set_cluster.md
index e2b01ee39a..18ea773f59 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_set_cluster.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_set_cluster.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Set a cluster field value.
 
  This command changes the desired cluster configuration in the registry.
 
- kops set does not update the cloud resources, to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".
+ kops set does not update the cloud resources; to apply the changes use "kops update cluster".
 
 ```
 kops set cluster [flags]
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.17-NOTES.md b/docs/releases/1.17-NOTES.md
index 3c55280122..22899b055c 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.17-NOTES.md
+++ b/docs/releases/1.17-NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Release notes for kops 1.17 series
 
-(The kops 1.17 release has not been released yet, this is a document to gather
+(The kops 1.17 release has not been released yet; this is a document to gather
 the notes prior to the release).
 
 # Significant changes
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.18-NOTES.md b/docs/releases/1.18-NOTES.md
index bba551ab27..cf431ebad3 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.18-NOTES.md
+++ b/docs/releases/1.18-NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Release notes for kops 1.18 series
 
-(The kops 1.18 release has not been released yet, this is a document to gather the notes prior to the release).
+(The kops 1.18 release has not been released yet; this is a document to gather the notes prior to the release).
 
 # Significant changes