diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
index fb2ea64f39..95a16aed31 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   7980 May 20  1998 srm.conf
 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   7933 May 20  1998 srm.conf.default</literallayout>
 
-    <para>The filesize difference shows that only the <filename>srm.conf</filename>
+    <para>The file sizes show that only the <filename>srm.conf</filename>
       file has been changed.  A later update of the <application>Apache</application> port would not
       overwrite this changed file.</para>
 
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
index 2fb4a95cde..638e15e5a4 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity  Mounted on
       <secondary>encrypting</secondary></indexterm>
 
     <para>FreeBSD offers excellent online protections against
-      unautharized data access.  File permissions and Mandatory
+      unauthorized data access.  File permissions and Mandatory
       Access Control (MAC) (see <xref linkend="mac">) help prevent
       unauthorized third-parties from accessing data while the operating
       system is active and the computer is powered up. However,
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
index 94d5da995e..240d24b8a4 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml
@@ -4848,7 +4848,7 @@ starting standard daemons: inetd cron sshd usbd sendmail.
 Initial rc.i386 initialization:. 
 rc.i386 configuring syscons: blank_time screensaver moused. 
 Additional ABI support: linux. 
-Local package initilization:. 
+Local package initialization:. 
 Additional TCP options:. 
 
 FreeBSD/i386 (k6-2.example.com) (ttyv0)
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml
index eea2528198..86e417a29a 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum/chapter.sgml
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ Subdisk root.p1.s0:
 	  boot process stop in single-user mode (<option>-s</option>),
 	  where the root filesystem is mounted read-only.  That way,
 	  even if only one plex of a multi-plex volume has been
-	  mounted, no data inconsitency between plexes is being
+	  mounted, no data inconsistency between plexes is being
 	  risked.</para>
 
 	<para>At the prompt asking for a root filesystem to mount, any