diff --git a/en/projects/newbies.sgml b/en/projects/newbies.sgml
index 51bb6c3dc7..e64001cfbf 100644
--- a/en/projects/newbies.sgml
+++ b/en/projects/newbies.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/projects/newbies.sgml,v 1.40 2005/02/24 00:42:03 trhodes Exp $">
+<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/projects/newbies.sgml,v 1.41 2005/03/01 18:43:43 ceri Exp $">
 <!ENTITY title 'Resources for Newbies'>
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 ]>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       FreeBSD. Newbies have found the following pages particularly helpful:</p>
 
     <ul>
-      <li><p><a href="../search/search.html">Search</a> the Handbook and FAQ, or the
+      <li><p><a href="../search/search.html">Search</a> the Handbook and FAQ, the
 	  whole web site, or the archives of the FreeBSD-Questions mailing
 	  list.</p></li>
       
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	  Documentation Project, documents in languages other than English,
 	  and much more.</p></li>
       
-      <li><p><a href="../support.html">Support</a> page contains a wealth of
+      <li><p>The <a href="../support.html">Support</a> page contains a wealth of
 	  information about FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web
 	  and FTP sites, release information, and links to some sources of
 	  &unix; information.</p></li>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></H2>
 
     <ul>
-      <li><p>If you haven't installed yet, look for the
+      <li><p>If you have not yet installed, look for the
 	  <a href="&u.rel2.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>.
           (See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted
           by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
           articles and tutorials</a> are available.  The short tutorial,
           <a href="http://andrsn.stanford.edu/FreeBSD/">For
           People New to Both FreeBSD and Unix</a>, is popular with absolute
-          beginners.  You don't have to know much about anything to enjoy
+          beginners.  You do not have to know much about anything to enjoy
           this one. It can also be downloaded in <a
 	    href="ftp://andrsn.stanford.edu/pub/">postscript or RTF format</a>
 	  for printing.</p></li>
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
 	  This book assumes minimal UNIX experience and takes the
 	  beginner step by step through each stage from installation to
 	  everything you need to know to set up and run a FreeBSD system. You
-	  also get to understand what you're doing and why.</p></li>
+	  also get to understand what you are doing and why.</p></li>
       
       <li><p>The <a href="../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html">FreeBSD Handbook</a> and <a
 	    href="../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> are the
 	  main documents for FreeBSD. Essential reading, they contain a lot of
-	  material for newbies as well as some pretty advanced stuff. Don't
-	  worry if you can't understand the advanced sections. The handbook
+	  material for newbies as well as some pretty advanced stuff. Do not
+	  worry if you cannot understand the advanced sections. The handbook
 	  contains the installation instructions and also provides lists of
 	  books and on line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
 	  section.</p></li>
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
     <p>Many of the problems we have as newbies come from being unfamiliar
       with the UNIX commands needed to fix our FreeBSD problems.
-      Without a UNIX background you'll be faced with two things to learn
+      Without a UNIX background you will be faced with two things to learn
       at once. Fortunately a lot of resources are available to make this
       easier.</p>
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
       Visit the <a href="http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman/">Window Managers for X</a>
       page and follow the link to the introduction to find out about window
       managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and compare
-      the different types that are available. (Bonus: there's another
+      the different types that are available. (Bonus: there is another
       beginners guide to UNIX there too.)
       Most, if not all, of these window managers are available to
       install from the FreeBSD Ports Collection.</p></li>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
      <a href="../docproj/docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as reviewers.
      Other FreeBSD newbies might have particular skills and experiences to
      share, either computer related or not, or just want to meet new
-     newbies and make them feel welcome. There's always people around
+     newbies and make them feel welcome. There is always people around
      who help others simply because they like to. Write to
      <a href="mailto:freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD Newbies</a>
      for more information.</p>
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@
     <p>Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace
       chatting on the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the
       same interests, enjoys similar accomplishments, and faces the same
-      challenges. If you don't have many friends who use FreeBSD,
+      challenges. If you do not have many friends who use FreeBSD,
       consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some more :-)</p>
 
     <p><a href="../usergroups.html">User groups</a> are
-      good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there's not one nearby,
+      good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there is not one nearby,
       you might consider starting one!</p>
     
     <p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
