diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml
index b0b298a165..9905e19bb2 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.sgml
@@ -1797,9 +1797,9 @@ $%&'()*+,-./01234567
               
         <programlisting>:if=/usr/local/libexec/psif:</programlisting>
 
-        <para>You should also specify the <literal>rw</literal> capability;
-          that tells <application>LPD</application> to open the printer in 
-	  read-write mode.</para>
+        <para>You should also specify the <literal>rw</literal> capability.
+	  When this capability is present, <application>LPD</application>
+	  opens the printer in read-write mode.</para>
             
         <para>If you have a parallel &postscript; printer (and therefore cannot
           use two-way communication with the printer, which