diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
index 1fd7ff9749..03919f0d1d 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
@@ -444,10 +444,9 @@ PLIST_DIRS=	lib/X11/oneko</programlisting>
 
       <para>Once we have looked at your port, we will get back to you
 	if necessary, and put it in the tree.  Your name will also
-	appear in the list of <ulink
+	be added to the list of <ulink
 	  url="&url.articles.contributors;/contrib-additional.html">Additional
-	  FreeBSD Contributors</ulink> and other files.  Isn't that
-	great?!? <!-- smiley -->:-)</para>
+	  FreeBSD Contributors</ulink> and other files.</para>
     </sect1>
   </chapter>
 
@@ -3444,7 +3443,7 @@ ALWAYS_KEEP_DISTFILES=	yes
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para>Names are capitalized (e.g. Apache, JavaScript,
+	  <para>Names are capitalized (for example, Apache, JavaScript,
 	    Perl);</para>
 	</listitem>
 
@@ -9077,7 +9076,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DLUA_VERSION_STRING="${VER_STR}"
 		(<filename>libxul.so</filename>),
 		<literal>seamonkey</literal>
 		(<filename>libgtkembedmoz.so</filename>, deprecated,
-		shouldn't be used any more).</entry>
+		should not be used any more).</entry>
 	    </row>
 
 	    <row>