diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml
index c03bb2e5f8..2f76b579f6 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@
 	source, or technology events geared towards underrepresented
 	groups.</p>
 
-      <p>We support the &os; focused events to help provide a venue
+      <p>We support the &os;-focused events to help provide a venue
 	for sharing knowledge, to work together on projects, and
 	to facilitate collaboration between developers and commercial
 	users.  This all helps provide a healthy ecosystem.  We support
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@
 	applications, and to recruit more contributors to the
 	Project.</p>
 
-      <p>We also sponsored and/or attended the following events last
+      <p>We also sponsored or attended the following events last
 	quarter:</p>
 
       <ul>
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@
       <p>The Foundation owns the &os; trademarks, and it is our
 	responsibility to protect them.  We continued to review requests
 	and grant permission to use the trademarks.  We also provided
-	legal support for the core team, to investigate the status of
+	legal support for the core team to investigate the status of
 	certain patents.</p>
 
       <p>&os; Community Engagement</p>