diff --git a/library/files/acl b/library/files/acl
index 63400b3d61..93431ecf47 100644
--- a/library/files/acl
+++ b/library/files/acl
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - acl: name=/etc/foo.d entity=joe etype=user permissions=rw default=yes state=present
 
 # Same as previous but using entry shorthand
-- acl: name=/etc/foo.d entrty="default:user:joe:rw-" state=present
+- acl: name=/etc/foo.d entry="default:user:joe:rw-" state=present
 
 # Obtain the acl for a specific file
 - acl: name=/etc/foo.conf
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ def main():
 
     if state in ['present','absent']:
         if  not entry and not etype:
-            module.fail_json(msg="%s requries to have ither either etype and permissions or entry to be set" % state)
+            module.fail_json(msg="%s requires either etype and permissions or just entry be set" % state)
 
     if entry:
-        if etype  or entity  or permissions:
+        if etype or entity or permissions:
             module.fail_json(msg="entry and another incompatible field (entity, etype or permissions) are also set")
         if entry.count(":") not in [2,3]:
             module.fail_json(msg="Invalid entry: '%s', it requires 3 or 4 sections divided by ':'" % entry)