diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
index f76e3ebd3d..9cf011b950 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
@@ -1452,13 +1452,13 @@ cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present - tray c
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para>DVD-RW: This is the rewriteable version of
+	  <para>DVD-RW: This is the rewritable version of
 	    the DVD-R standard.  A DVD-RW can be rewritten about 1000
 	    times.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para>DVD-RAM: This is also a rewriteable format
+	  <para>DVD-RAM: This is also a rewritable format
 	    supported by the DVD Forum.  A DVD-RAM can be seen as a
 	    removable hard drive.  However, this media is not
 	    compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and DVD-Video players;
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present - tray c
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para>DVD+RW: This is a rewriteable format defined by
+	  <para>DVD+RW: This is a rewritable format defined by
 	    the <ulink url="http://www.dvdrw.com/">DVD+RW
 	    Alliance</ulink>.  A DVD+RW can be rewritten about 1000
 	    times.</para>