diff --git a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
index ebf56c196..2d0098dd6 100644
--- a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
+++ b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ It should only modify the values of Spacemacs settings."
    ;; If set to `t', `relative' or `visual' then line numbers are enabled in all
    ;; `prog-mode' and `text-mode' derivatives. If set to `relative', line
    ;; numbers are relative. If set to `visual', line numbers are also relative,
-   ;; but lines are only visual lines are counted. For example, folded lines
-   ;; will not be counted and wrapped lines are counted as multiple lines.
+   ;; but only visual lines are counted. For example, folded lines will not be
+   ;; counted and wrapped lines are counted as multiple lines.
    ;; This variable can also be set to a property list for finer control:
    ;; '(:relative nil
    ;;   :visual nil
@@ -480,14 +480,14 @@ It should only modify the values of Spacemacs settings."
    ;; (default nil)
    dotspacemacs-whitespace-cleanup nil
 
-   ;; If non nil activate `clean-aindent-mode' which tries to correct
-   ;; virtual indentation of simple modes. This can interfer with mode specific
+   ;; If non-nil activate `clean-aindent-mode' which tries to correct
+   ;; virtual indentation of simple modes. This can interfere with mode specific
    ;; indent handling like has been reported for `go-mode'.
    ;; If it does deactivate it here.
    ;; (default t)
    dotspacemacs-use-clean-aindent-mode t
 
-   ;; Accept SPC as y for prompts if non nil. (default nil)
+   ;; Accept SPC as y for prompts if non-nil. (default nil)
    dotspacemacs-use-SPC-as-y nil
 
    ;; If non-nil shift your number row to match the entered keyboard layout
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ It should only modify the values of Spacemacs settings."
    dotspacemacs-pretty-docs nil
 
    ;; If nil the home buffer shows the full path of agenda items
-   ;; and todos. If non nil only the file name is shown.
+   ;; and todos. If non-nil only the file name is shown.
    dotspacemacs-home-shorten-agenda-source nil
 
    ;; If non-nil then byte-compile some of Spacemacs files.