diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml
index 27609a6f15..d4c792ecad 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ Starting lpd.</screen>
 
     <para>Printers are connected to computer systems in a variety of
       ways.  Small desktop printers are usually connected directly to
-      computer's <acronym>USB</acronym> port.  Older printers are
+      a computer's <acronym>USB</acronym> port.  Older printers are
       connected to a parallel or <quote>printer</quote> port.  Some
       printers are directly connected to a network, making it easy for
-      multiple computers share them.  A few printers use a much less
-      common serial port connection.</para>
+      multiple computers to share them.  A few printers use a rare
+      serial port connection.</para>
 
     <para>&os; can communicate with all of these types of
       printers.</para>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Starting lpd.</screen>
 	    job, <filename>ulpt0</filename> resets the
 	    <acronym>USB</acronym> port.  Resetting the port can cause
 	    problems with some printers, so the
-	    <filename>unlpt0</filename> device is used instead.
+	    <filename>unlpt0</filename> device is usually used instead.
 	    <filename>unlpt0</filename> does not reset the USB port at
 	    all.</para>
 	</listitem>
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ Starting lpd.</screen>
 
 	  <para>Several communication parameters must be known to
 	    communicate with a serial printer.  The most important are
-	    <emphasis>baud rate</emphasis> and
+	    <emphasis>baud rate</emphasis> or <acronym>BPS</acronym> (Bits Per Second) and
 	    <emphasis>parity</emphasis>.  Values vary, but typical
-	    serial printers often use a baud rate of 9600 and no
+	    serial printers use a baud rate of 9600 and no
 	    parity.</para>
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -1042,8 +1042,8 @@ lp:
 
 	<para>All of the documents print on that single printer.  When
 	  the Sales department grows enough to need their own printer,
-	  the alias is removed from the shared printer entry and used
-	  as the name of the new printer.  Users in both departments
+	  the alias can be removed from the shared printer entry and used
+	  as the name of a new printer.  Users in both departments
 	  continue to use the same commands, but the Sales documents
 	  are sent to the new printer.</para>
       </sect3>
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ lp:
       <sect3 xml:id="printing-shared-headers">
 	<title>Header Pages</title>
 
-	<para>Users can have difficulty locating their documents in
+	<para>It can be difficult for users to locate their documents in
 	  the stack of pages produced by a busy shared printer.
 	  <emphasis>Header pages</emphasis> were created to solve this
 	  problem.  A header page with the user name and document name
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ lp:
 	<para>Enabling header pages differs depending on whether the
 	  printer is connected directly to the computer with a
 	  <acronym>USB</acronym>, parallel, or serial cable, or
-	  is connected remotely by the network.</para>
+	  is connected remotely over a network.</para>
 
 	<para>Header pages on directly-connected printers are enabled
 	  by removing the <literal>:sh:\</literal> (Suppress Header)