diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
index 1472909363..0b4dd2af04 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ kermit -y /etc/ppp/kermit.dial
 pppd /dev/tty01 19200</programlisting>
 
       <indexterm><primary>kermit</primary></indexterm>
-      <para><filename>/etc/ppp/kermit.dial</filename> is a kermit
+      <para><filename>/etc/ppp/kermit.dial</filename> is a <application>kermit</application>
       script that dials and makes all necessary authorization on the
       remote host (an example of such a script is attached to the end
       of this document).</para>
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ fi
 kermit -y /etc/ppp/kermit.hup
 /etc/ppp/ppptest</programlisting>
 
-      <para>Check to see if PPP is still running by executing
+      <para>Check to see if <command>pppd</command> is still running by executing
 	<filename>/usr/etc/ppp/ppptest</filename>, which should look like
 	this:</para>
 
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ echo \13
 exit</programlisting>
 
       <para>Here is an alternate method using <command>chat</command>
-	instead of <command>kermit</command>.</para>
+	instead of <command>kermit</command>:</para>
 
       <para>The following two files are sufficient to accomplish a 
 	<command>pppd</command>	connection.</para>
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ passive                         # wait for LCP
 modem                           # modem line</programlisting>
 
       <para>The following <filename>/etc/ppp/pppserv</filename> script
-	will enable tell <application>pppd</application> to behave as a
+	will tell <application>pppd</application> to behave as a
 	server:</para>
 
       <programlisting>#!/bin/sh 
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ ifconfig ppp0 delete
 
 kermit -y /etc/ppp/kermit.noans</programlisting>
 
-      <para>The following kermit script
+      <para>The following <application>kermit</application> script
 	(<filename>/etc/ppp/kermit.ans</filename>) will enable/disable
 	autoanswer mode on your modem.  It should look like this:</para>