diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
index 5a5f19d544..c0a6a1536f 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 
     <procedure>
       <step>
-	<para>Search for the official CPE para for the software
+	<para>Search for the official CPE entry for the software
 	  product either by using the NVD's <link
 	    xlink:href="http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/cpe/search"><acronym>CPE</acronym>
 	    search engine</link> or in the <link
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
       <step>
 	<para>Add <literal>cpe</literal> to <varname>USES</varname>
 	  and compare the result of <command>make -V CPE_STR</command>
-	  to the <acronym>CPE</acronym> dictionary para.  Continue one
+	  to the <acronym>CPE</acronym> dictionary entry.  Continue one
 	  step at a time until <command>make -V CPE_STR</command> is
 	  correct.</para>
       </step>
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ USE_PYQT=	core doc_build designer_run</programlisting>
       the port itself still can specify there own post-install step if
       needed.  It also add an <link
 	linkend="plist-keywords-shared-mime-info"><literal>@shared-mime-info</literal></link>
-      para to the plist.</para>
+      entry to the plist.</para>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 xml:id="uses-shebangfix">