diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/outdated.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/outdated.rb
index 3c6290d635c120ff80ad5499ccc3fae2ded30133..3d499f7d69bb4a5a9744ee1162c10632490612d0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/outdated.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/outdated.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ module Homebrew
                           "formula is outdated. Otherwise, the repository's HEAD will only be checked for "\
                           "updates when a new stable or development version has been released."
       switch "--greedy",
-             description: "Print outdated casks with `auto_updates` or `version :latest`"
+             description: "Print outdated casks with `auto_updates` or `version :latest`."
       switch "--formula",
-             description: "Treat all arguments as formulae"
+             description: "Treat all arguments as formulae."
       switch "--cask",
-             description: "Treat all arguments as casks"
+             description: "Treat all arguments as casks."
       switch :debug
       conflicts "--quiet", "--verbose", "--json"
       conflicts "--formula", "--cask"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
     case json_version
     when :v1
-      opoo "JSON v1 has been deprecated. Please use --json=v2"
+      opoo "JSON v1 has been deprecated; please use --json=v2"
 
       outdated = if args.formula? || !args.cask?
         outdated_formulae
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index d2d2262a917a6af42cec621b9a9085344f298978..32e270a75ec50b3504d51da8691a5559a33354a0 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ otherwise.
 * `--fetch-HEAD`:
   Fetch the upstream repository to detect if the HEAD installation of the formula is outdated. Otherwise, the repository's HEAD will only be checked for updates when a new stable or development version has been released.
 * `--greedy`:
-  Print outdated casks with `auto_updates` or `version :latest`
+  Print outdated casks with `auto_updates` or `version :latest`.
 * `--formula`:
-  Treat all arguments as formulae
+  Treat all arguments as formulae.
 * `--cask`:
-  Treat all arguments as casks
+  Treat all arguments as casks.
 
 ### `pin` *`formula`*
 
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 5ad417cc91d950cc6d00d2244abd9ea8921ef924..7d57c2c11b438dcd9bad71a59c068c3de48e14c8 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -485,15 +485,15 @@ Fetch the upstream repository to detect if the HEAD installation of the formula
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-\-greedy\fR
-Print outdated casks with \fBauto_updates\fR or \fBversion :latest\fR
+Print outdated casks with \fBauto_updates\fR or \fBversion :latest\fR\.
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-\-formula\fR
-Treat all arguments as formulae
+Treat all arguments as formulae\.
 .
 .TP
 \fB\-\-cask\fR
-Treat all arguments as casks
+Treat all arguments as casks\.
 .
 .SS "\fBpin\fR \fIformula\fR"
 Pin the specified \fIformula\fR, preventing them from being upgraded when issuing the \fBbrew upgrade\fR \fIformula\fR command\. See also \fBunpin\fR\.