diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml
index de72f9d4c6..08ee29f563 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.sgml
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ MergeChanges /etc/ /var/named/etc/</programlisting>
 
       <para>If any kernel patches have been applied the system will
 	need a reboot.  If all went well the system should be patched
-	and <command>freebsd-update</command> may be ran as a nightly
+	and <command>freebsd-update</command> may be run as a nightly
 	&man.cron.8; job.  An entry in <filename>/etc/crontab</filename>
 	would be sufficient to accomplish this task:</para>
 
       <programlisting>@daily                                  root    freebsd-update cron</programlisting>
 
       <para>This entry states that once every day, the
-	<command>freebsd-update</command> will be ran.  In this way,
+	<command>freebsd-update</command> utility will be run.  In this way,
 	using the <option>cron</option> argument,
 	<command>freebsd-update</command> will only check if updates
 	exist.  If patches exist, they will automatically be downloaded