diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 042b85267..59027c085 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -4017,7 +4017,7 @@ def parseOpts():
 			help='display the current browser identification', default=False)
 	general.add_option('--list-extractors',
 			action='store_true', dest='list_extractors',
-			help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle', default=False)
+			help='list all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle', default=False)
 
 	selection.add_option('--playlist-start',
 			dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', help='playlist video to start at (default is 1)', default=1)
@@ -4025,7 +4025,7 @@ def parseOpts():
 			dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', help='playlist video to end at (default is last)', default=-1)
 	selection.add_option('--match-title', dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
 	selection.add_option('--reject-title', dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
-	selection.add_option('--max-downloads', metavar='NUMBER', dest='max_downloads', help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files', default=None)
+	selection.add_option('--max-downloads', metavar='NUMBER', dest='max_downloads', help='download a maximum of NUMBER files', default=None)
 
 	authentication.add_option('-u', '--username',
 			dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', help='account username')