diff --git a/core/net/uip.h b/core/net/uip.h
index 449b08443..bb0fee4b1 100644
--- a/core/net/uip.h
+++ b/core/net/uip.h
@@ -825,13 +825,13 @@ CCIF void uip_send(const void *data, int len);
  *
  * \param rport The remote port number in network byte order.
  *
- * \return The uip_udp_conn structure for the new connection or NULL
+ * \return The uip_udp_conn structure for the new connection, or NULL
  * if no connection could be allocated.
  */
 struct uip_udp_conn *uip_udp_new(const uip_ipaddr_t *ripaddr, u16_t rport);
 
 /**
- * Removed a UDP connection.
+ * Remove a UDP connection.
  *
  * \param conn A pointer to the uip_udp_conn structure for the connection.
  *
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ struct uip_udp_conn *uip_udp_new(const uip_ipaddr_t *ripaddr, u16_t rport);
   } while(0)
 
 /**
- * Construct an IPv6 address from eight 8-bit words.
+ * Construct an IPv6 address from sixteen 8-bit words.
  *
  * This function constructs an IPv6 address.
  *
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ struct uip_udp_conn *uip_udp_new(const uip_ipaddr_t *ripaddr, u16_t rport);
 
 
 /**
- * Copy an IP address to another IP address.
+ * Copy an IP address from one place to another.
  *
  * Copies an IP address from one place to another.
  *
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ struct uip_udp_conn *uip_udp_new(const uip_ipaddr_t *ripaddr, u16_t rport);
 
  uip_ipaddr(&ipaddr1, 192,16,1,2);
  if(uip_ipaddr_cmp(&ipaddr2, &ipaddr1)) {
- printf("They are the same");
+  printf("They are the same");
  }
  \endcode
  *
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ struct uip_udp_conn *uip_udp_new(const uip_ipaddr_t *ripaddr, u16_t rport);
 #endif /* UIP_HTONS */
 
 /**
- * Convert 16-bit quantity from host byte order to network byte order.
+ * Convert a 16-bit quantity from host byte order to network byte order.
  *
  * This function is primarily used for converting variables from host
  * byte order to network byte order. For converting constants to
@@ -1407,11 +1407,11 @@ struct uip_stats {
 			     IP length, high byte. */
     uip_stats_t lblenerr; /**< Number of packets dropped due to wrong
 			     IP length, low byte. */
-    uip_stats_t fragerr;  /**< Number of packets dropped since they
+    uip_stats_t fragerr;  /**< Number of packets dropped because they
 			     were IP fragments. */
     uip_stats_t chkerr;   /**< Number of packets dropped due to IP
 			     checksum errors. */
-    uip_stats_t protoerr; /**< Number of packets dropped since they
+    uip_stats_t protoerr; /**< Number of packets dropped because they
 			     were neither ICMP, UDP nor TCP. */
   } ip;                   /**< IP statistics. */
   struct {
@@ -1432,10 +1432,10 @@ struct uip_stats {
 			     checksum. */
     uip_stats_t ackerr;   /**< Number of TCP segments with a bad ACK
 			     number. */
-    uip_stats_t rst;      /**< Number of recevied TCP RST (reset) segments. */
+    uip_stats_t rst;      /**< Number of received TCP RST (reset) segments. */
     uip_stats_t rexmit;   /**< Number of retransmitted TCP segments. */
-    uip_stats_t syndrop;  /**< Number of dropped SYNs due to too few
-			     connections was avaliable. */
+    uip_stats_t syndrop;  /**< Number of dropped SYNs because too few
+			     connections were available. */
     uip_stats_t synrst;   /**< Number of SYNs for closed ports,
 			     triggering a RST. */
   } tcp;                  /**< TCP statistics. */