diff --git a/USAGE.txt b/USAGE.txt
index c73d7e1908..c63f147482 100644
--- a/USAGE.txt
+++ b/USAGE.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Description:
       "proxy": "..."
     }
 
-  Uses "config.json" by default if run without arguments.
+  "config.json" is used by default if run without arguments.
 
 Options:
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Options:
       artificial addresses that are translated back to the original domain
       names in proxy requests and then resolved remotely.
 
-      The artificial results are not saved for privacy, so restarting the
-      resolver may cause downstream to cache stale results.
+      The artificial results are not persistent for privacy, so restarting
+      the resolver may cause downstream to cache stale results.
 
   --proxy=<proto>://<user>:<pass>@<hostname>[:<port>]
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Options:
 
     Statically resolves a domain name to an IP address.
 
-  --resolver-range=CIDR
+  --resolver-range=<CIDR>
 
     Uses this range in the builtin resolver. Default: 100.64.0.0/10.