diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml
index 1029d8f5a5..07fc935c68 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       
       <listitem>
 	<para>How to boot into single- and multi-user mode and how to
-	  properly shutdown a &os; system.</para>
+	  properly shut down a &os; system.</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
       the remainder of the operating system.  If multiple operating
       systems are present, a different boot
       manager can be installed which displays the list of operating
-      systems so that the user can choose which one to boot from.</para>
+      systems so that the user can choose which one to boot.</para>
 
     <para>The remainder of the &os; bootstrap system is divided into
       three stages.  The first stage knows just enough to get the