diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
index 027b04b0d1..a4c469969b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/multimedia/chapter.sgml
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ device ehci</programlisting>
 	  either <filename>/dev/ugen0.2</filename> or
 	  <filename>/dev/uscanner0</filename> as device node according
 	  to the &os; version we run.  For this example, a
-	  &epson.perfection; 1650 USB scanner was used.</para>
+	  &epson.perfection;&nbsp;1650 USB scanner was used.</para>
       </sect3>
 
       <sect3>
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ device `snapscan:/dev/pass3' is a AGFA SNAPSCAN 600 flatbed scanner</screen>
 device 'epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
 
       <para>This output comes from a &os;&nbsp;8.X system, the
-	<literal>`epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2'</literal> item
+	<literal>'epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2'</literal> item
 	gives us the backend name (<literal>epson2</literal>) and the
 	device node (<literal>/dev/ugen0.2</literal>) used by our
 	scanner.</para>
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ device 'epson2:libusb:/dev/usb:/dev/ugen0.2' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner<
 	the backend configuration file and define the scanner device
 	used.  The <filename
 	class="directory">/usr/local/etc/sane.d/</filename> directory
-	contains all backends configuration files.  This
+	contains all backend configuration files.  This
 	identification problem does appear with certain USB
 	scanners.</para>
 
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ which came with this software (README, FAQ, manpages).</screen>
 
       <para>Since the scanner is not identified, we will need to edit
 	the <filename>/usr/local/etc/sane.d/epson2.conf</filename>
-	file.  The scanner model used was the &epson.perfection; 1650,
+	file.  The scanner model used was the &epson.perfection;&nbsp;1650,
 	so we know the scanner will use the <literal>epson2</literal>
 	backend.  Be sure to read the help comments in the backends
 	configuration files.  Line changes are quite simple: comment
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ device `epson:/dev/uscanner0' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
 	<filename>/dev/ugen0.2</filename> which is in fact just a
 	symlink to the real device node called
 	<filename>/dev/usb/0.2.0</filename> (a quick look at the
-	contain of the <filename class="directory">/dev</filename>
+	contents of the <filename class="directory">/dev</filename>
 	directory will confirm it).  Both, the symlink and the
 	device node, are owned respectively by the
 	<groupname>wheel</groupname> and the
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ device `epson:/dev/uscanner0' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
       <para>Then we have to make the <filename>/dev/ugen0.2</filename>
 	symlink and  the <filename>/dev/usb/0.2.0</filename> device node accessible to the <groupname>usb</groupname> group
 	with the correct write permissions (<literal>0660</literal> or
-	<literal>0664</literal>), cause by default only the owner of
+	<literal>0664</literal>), because by default only the owner of
 	these files (<username>root</username>) can write to them.
 	All of this is done by adding the following
 	lines to the <filename>/etc/devfs.rules</filename> file:</para>
@@ -1779,9 +1779,8 @@ device `epson:/dev/uscanner0' is a Epson GT-8200 flatbed scanner</screen>
 add path ugen0.2 mode 0660 group usb
 add path usb/0.2.0 mode 0666 group usb</programlisting>
 
-      <para>For the &os;&nbsp;7.X users, the following lines with the
-	correct device node, most of time
-	<filename>/dev/uscanner0</filename>, are needed:</para>
+      <para>&os;&nbsp;7.X users will probably need the following lines with the
+	correct device node <filename>/dev/uscanner0</filename>:</para>
 
       <programlisting>[system=5]
 add path uscanner0 mode 660 group usb</programlisting>