diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics/chapter.xml
index 845dd93b82..6e9e5e38be 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics/chapter.xml
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@
     <indexterm><primary>kernel modules</primary><secondary>unloading</secondary></indexterm>
     <indexterm><primary>kernel modules</primary><secondary>listing</secondary></indexterm>
 
-    <para>The kld interface is used through the following
-      privileged commands:</para>
+    <para>The kld interface is used through:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem><simpara><command>kldload</command> - loads a new kernel
@@ -135,17 +134,17 @@ DECLARE_MODULE(skeleton, skel_mod, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_ANY);</programlisting>
     <sect2>
       <title>Makefile</title>
 
-      <para>FreeBSD provides a makefile include that you can use to
-	quickly compile your kernel addition.</para>
+      <para>FreeBSD provides a makefile include to
+	quickly compile a kernel addition.</para>
 
       <programlisting>SRCS=skeleton.c
 KMOD=skeleton
 
 .include &lt;bsd.kmod.mk&gt;</programlisting>
 
-      <para>Simply running <command>make</command> with this makefile
+      <para>Running <command>make</command> with this makefile
         will create a file <filename>skeleton.ko</filename> that can
-        be loaded into your system by typing:
+        be loaded into the kernel by typing:
 <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload -v ./skeleton.ko</userinput></screen>
       </para>
     </sect2>
@@ -201,8 +200,8 @@ KMOD=skeleton
       the source tree.</para>
 
     <para>This simple example pseudo-device remembers whatever values
-      you write to it and can then supply them back to you when you
-      read from it.</para>
+      that are written to it and can then echo them back when
+      read.</para>
 
     <example>
       <title>Example of a Sample Echo Pseudo-Device Driver for
@@ -382,8 +381,7 @@ echo_write(struct cdev *dev __unused, struct uio *uio, int ioflag __unused)
 DEV_MODULE(echo,echo_loader,NULL);</programlisting>
     </example>
 
-    <para>With this driver loaded you should now be able to type
-      something like:</para>
+    <para>With this driver loaded try:</para>
 
     <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>echo -n "Test Data" &gt; /dev/echo</userinput>
 &prompt.root; <userinput>cat /dev/echo</userinput>