--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -2734,8 +2734,8 @@ ngx_http_proxy_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t
 
     if (conf->upstream.busy_buffers_size < size) {
         ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
-             "\"proxy_busy_buffers_size\" must be equal or bigger than "
-             "maximum of the value of \"proxy_buffer_size\" and "
+             "\"proxy_busy_buffers_size\" must be equal to or greater than "
+             "the maximum of the value of \"proxy_buffer_size\" and "
              "one of the \"proxy_buffers\"");
 
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
@@ -2765,8 +2765,8 @@ ngx_http_proxy_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t
 
     if (conf->upstream.temp_file_write_size < size) {
         ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
-             "\"proxy_temp_file_write_size\" must be equal or bigger than "
-             "maximum of the value of \"proxy_buffer_size\" and "
+             "\"proxy_temp_file_write_size\" must be equal to or greater "
+             "than the maximum of the value of \"proxy_buffer_size\" and "
              "one of the \"proxy_buffers\"");
 
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
@@ -2788,8 +2788,8 @@ ngx_http_proxy_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t
     {
         ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
              "\"proxy_max_temp_file_size\" must be equal to zero to disable "
-             "the temporary files usage or must be equal or bigger than "
-             "maximum of the value of \"proxy_buffer_size\" and "
+             "temporary files usage or must be equal to or greater than "
+             "the maximum of the value of \"proxy_buffer_size\" and "
              "one of the \"proxy_buffers\"");
 
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
@@ -3425,11 +3425,11 @@ ngx_http_proxy_pass(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_
     {
         if (plcf->vars.uri.len) {
             ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
-                               "\"proxy_pass\" may not have URI part in "
+                               "\"proxy_pass\" cannot have URI part in "
                                "location given by regular expression, "
                                "or inside named location, "
-                               "or inside the \"if\" statement, "
-                               "or inside the \"limit_except\" block");
+                               "or inside \"if\" statement, "
+                               "or inside \"limit_except\" block");
             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
         }
 
@@ -3498,14 +3498,14 @@ ngx_http_proxy_redirect(ngx_conf_t *cf, 
     if (ngx_strcmp(value[1].data, "default") == 0) {
         if (plcf->proxy_lengths) {
             ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
-                               "\"proxy_redirect default\" may not be used "
+                               "\"proxy_redirect default\" cannot be used "
                                "with \"proxy_pass\" directive with variables");
             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
         }
 
         if (plcf->url.data == NULL) {
             ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
-                               "\"proxy_redirect default\" must go "
+                               "\"proxy_redirect default\" should be placed "
                                "after the \"proxy_pass\" directive");
             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
         }