diff --git a/src/ca/CAref.html b/src/ca/CAref.html
index 6fc7dd629..961d9fe36 100644
--- a/src/ca/CAref.html
+++ b/src/ca/CAref.html
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ the output.</p>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>-s</td>
-      <td>Get value as string (may honour server-side precision)</td>
+      <td>Get value as string (honors server-side precision)</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>-lx</td>
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ the output.</p>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>-s</td>
-      <td>Get value as string (may honour server-side precision)</td>
+      <td>Get value as string (honors server-side precision)</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>-lx</td>
diff --git a/src/catools/caget.c b/src/catools/caget.c
index 573ae85a7..8489ecbcb 100644
--- a/src/catools/caget.c
+++ b/src/catools/caget.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void usage (void)
     "  -e <nr>: Use %%e format, with a precision of <nr> digits\n"
     "  -f <nr>: Use %%f format, with a precision of <nr> digits\n"
     "  -g <nr>: Use %%g format, with a precision of <nr> digits\n"
-    "  -s:      Get value as string (may honour server-side precision)\n"
+    "  -s:      Get value as string (honors server-side precision)\n"
     "  -lx:     Round to long integer and print as hex number\n"
     "  -lo:     Round to long integer and print as octal number\n"
     "  -lb:     Round to long integer and print as binary number\n"
diff --git a/src/catools/camonitor.c b/src/catools/camonitor.c
index 8e6b14e81..b11334b91 100644
--- a/src/catools/camonitor.c
+++ b/src/catools/camonitor.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void usage (void)
     "  -e <nr>: Use %%e format, with a precision of <nr> digits\n"
     "  -f <nr>: Use %%f format, with a precision of <nr> digits\n"
     "  -g <nr>: Use %%g format, with a precision of <nr> digits\n"
-    "  -s:      Get value as string (may honour server-side precision)\n"
+    "  -s:      Get value as string (honors server-side precision)\n"
     "  -lx:     Round to long integer and print as hex number\n"
     "  -lo:     Round to long integer and print as octal number\n"
     "  -lb:     Round to long integer and print as binary number\n"