diff --git a/docs/ENVIRONMENT.md b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.md
index 5903617296..fd8aa0caf6 100644
--- a/docs/ENVIRONMENT.md
+++ b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.md
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ All tools:
for cases where we don't need to track given unit type, e.g. `--user` manager
often doesn't need to deal with device or swap units because they are
handled by the `--system` manager (PID 1). Note that setting certain unit
- type as unsupported may not prevent loading some units of that type if they
+ type as unsupported might not prevent loading some units of that type if they
are referenced by other units of another supported type.
* `$SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_MOUNT_RATE_LIMIT_BURST` — can be set to override the mount
diff --git a/man/homectl.xml b/man/homectl.xml
index effdb27f72..43bde52e0d 100644
--- a/man/homectl.xml
+++ b/man/homectl.xml
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
denotes 2048-bit RSA with PKCS#1.5 padding and SHA-256. eddsa denotes
EDDSA over Curve25519 with SHA-512.
- Note that your authenticator may not support some algorithms.
+ Note that your authenticator may choose not to support some algorithms.
diff --git a/man/integritytab.xml b/man/integritytab.xml
index 77ff4beb88..519ed1ca0d 100644
--- a/man/integritytab.xml
+++ b/man/integritytab.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
Enable journaled, bitmapped or direct (passthrough) mode. Journaled mode is the default when this option is not specified.
It provides safety against crashes, but can be slow because all data has to be written twice.
- Bitmap mode is more efficient since it requires only a single write, but it is less reliable because if data corruption happens when the machine crashes, it may not be detected.
+ Bitmap mode is more efficient since it requires only a single write, but it is less reliable because if data corruption happens when the machine crashes, it might not be detected.
Direct mode disables the journal and the bitmap. Corresponds to the "direct writes" mode documented in
the dm-integrity documentation.
Note that without a journal, if there is a crash, it is possible that the integrity tags and data will not match. If used, the journal-*
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_set_address.xml b/man/sd_bus_set_address.xml
index 35ebf330d0..603f153221 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_set_address.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_set_address.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
If specified, the identifier returned by the peer after the connection is established will be checked and
the connection will be rejected in case of a mismatch.
- Note that the addresses passed to sd_bus_set_address() may not be verified
+ Note that the addresses passed to sd_bus_set_address() might not be verified
immediately. If they are invalid, an error may be returned e.g. from a subsequent call to
sd_bus_start3.
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index def2f8e011..70fd91f45a 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
"fragment" and "drop-ins" (source files) of units. Each
file is preceded by a comment which includes the file
name. Note that this shows the contents of the backing files
- on disk, which may not match the system manager's
+ on disk, which might not match the system manager's
understanding of these units if any unit files were
updated on disk and the daemon-reload
command wasn't issued since.
diff --git a/man/systemd-cryptenroll.xml b/man/systemd-cryptenroll.xml
index 5a522e36f0..8baab80dc7 100644
--- a/man/systemd-cryptenroll.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-cryptenroll.xml
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
denotes 2048-bit RSA with PKCS#1.5 padding and SHA-256. eddsa denotes
EDDSA over Curve25519 with SHA-512.
- Note that your authenticator may not support some algorithms.
+ Note that your authenticator may choose not to support some algorithms.
diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml
index 9c41b24f80..10876ae309 100644
--- a/man/systemd.network.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.network.xml
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ NFTSet=prefix:netdev:filter:eth_ipv4_prefix
prefix length after /. DHCP offers from servers in the list are rejected.
Note that if AllowList= is configured then DenyList= is
ignored.
- Note that this filters only DHCP offers, so the filtering may not work when
+ Note that this filters only DHCP offers, so the filtering might not work when
RapidCommit= is enabled. See also RapidCommit= in the above.
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ NFTSet=prefix:netdev:filter:eth_ipv4_prefix
A whitespace-separated list of IPv4 addresses. Each address can optionally take a
prefix length after /. DHCP offers from servers in the list are accepted.
- Note that this filters only DHCP offers, so the filtering may not work when
+ Note that this filters only DHCP offers, so the filtering might not work when
RapidCommit= is enabled. See also RapidCommit= in the above.
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 7c11598a94..e7288e81ad 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
instance (if any) is always uniquely defined for a given unit and all its aliases. The target of alias
symlink must point to a valid unit file location, i.e. the symlink target name must match the symlink
source name as described, and the destination path must be in one of the unit search paths, see UNIT FILE
- LOAD PATH section below for more details. Note that the target file may not exist, i.e. the symlink may
+ LOAD PATH section below for more details. Note that the target file might not exist, i.e. the symlink may
be dangling.
Unit files may specify aliases through the Alias= directive in the [Install]
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
.wants/ or .requires/ must thus point to a valid unit file
location, i.e. the symlink target name must satisfy the described requirements, and the destination path
must be in one of the unit search paths, see UNIT FILE LOAD PATH section below for more details. Note
- that the target file may not exist, i.e. the symlink may be dangling.
+ that the target file might not exist, i.e. the symlink may be dangling.
Along with a unit file foo.service, a "drop-in" directory
foo.service.d/ may exist. All files with the suffix