diff --git a/dist/Makefile b/dist/Makefile
index c41b0b98d2..20f3454339 100644
--- a/dist/Makefile
+++ b/dist/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../RIOT
 # development process:
 #CFLAGS += -DDEVELHELP
 
-# Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
+# Change this to 0 to show compiler invocation lines by default:
 QUIET ?= 1
 
 # Modules to include:
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_networking/udp.c b/examples/gnrc_networking/udp.c
index f7619a8fc3..b3feccf973 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_networking/udp.c
+++ b/examples/gnrc_networking/udp.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void send(char *addr_str, char *port_str, char *data, unsigned int num,
         }
         /* access to `payload` was implicitly given up with the send operation above
          * => use temporary variable for output */
-        printf("Success: send %u byte to [%s]:%u\n", payload_size, addr_str,
+        printf("Success: sent %u byte(s) to [%s]:%u\n", payload_size, addr_str,
                port);
         xtimer_usleep(delay);
     }