diff --git a/git-hooks/sanitize-commit b/git-hooks/sanitize-commit
index d6d4d4482202498f75540a073576f2e30313374d..260c276924943b18b4e8f275d8fcbb33adfa125f 100755
--- a/git-hooks/sanitize-commit
+++ b/git-hooks/sanitize-commit
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sub complain_spelling($)
 
     foreach my $line (@lines) {
         foreach my $error (@{$errors->{$line}}) {
-            complain("$line: possible spelling error: $error", "spell");
+            complain("$line: Possible spelling error: $error", "spell");
         }
     }
 }
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ sub check_apple_terminology()
 {
     if ($clike) {
         if (/\bQ_OS_MAC\b.*&&.*!.*\bQ_OS_IOS\b/) {
-            complain("$lineno: use of deprecated idiom 'defined(Q_OS_MAC) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS)';" .
-                      "use Q_OS_OSX instead", "terminology");
+            complain("$lineno: Use of deprecated idiom 'defined(Q_OS_MAC) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS)';" .
+                      " use Q_OS_OSX instead", "terminology");
         }
 
         # Not invalid, but remind people about how the unfortunately named Q_OS_MAC must be used
@@ -186,24 +186,24 @@ sub check_apple_terminology()
         }
 
         if (/\bQ_OS_MACX\b/) {
-            complain("$lineno: using deprecated define Q_OS_MACX; use Q_OS_OSX instead", "terminology");
+            complain("$lineno: Using deprecated define Q_OS_MACX; use Q_OS_OSX instead", "terminology");
         }
     } elsif ($qmake) {
         # check qmake scopes
         if (/\bmac\s*:\s*!\s*ios\b/) {
-            complain("$lineno: use of deprecated idiom 'mac:!ios', use 'osx' instead",
+            complain("$lineno: Use of deprecated idiom 'mac:!ios', use 'osx' instead",
                       "terminology");
         }
 
         # Not invalid, but remind people about how the unfortunately named 'mac' must be used
         if (/\bmac\b/) {
-            complain("$lineno: possible use of qmake scope 'mac': this covers both OS X and iOS;" .
+            complain("$lineno: Possible use of qmake scope 'mac': this covers both OS X and iOS;" .
                       " if you meant only OS X, use 'osx'", "", -1);
         }
 
         # Match the word macx but avoid matching macx- and macx* since these are valid for mkspecs
         if (/\bmacx\b(?![-*])/) {
-            complain("$lineno: using deprecated qmake scope 'macx'; use 'osx' instead",
+            complain("$lineno: Using deprecated qmake scope 'macx'; use 'osx' instead",
                       "terminology");
         }
     }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ sub check_apple_terminology()
     # valid for use, however users are likely to use Mac(intosh)? to incorrectly refer to the OS so
     # we'll still flag it
     if (/\bmac(([\s_-]*os)([\s_-]*x)?)?\b/i or /\bmacintosh\b/i) {
-        complain("$lineno: possible incorrect use of Apple-related terminology", "", -1);
+        complain("$lineno: Possible incorrect use of Apple-related terminology", "", -1);
     }
 }