diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
index fd523edc54..6d7527b2c6 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
@@ -3394,7 +3394,7 @@ ALWAYS_KEEP_DISTFILES=  yes
 		  version, otherwise an appropriate <command>gcc</command> is
 		  compiled from ports and the <makevar>CC</makevar> and
 		  <makevar>CXX</makevar> variables are adjusted.
-		  <makevar>USE_GCC</makevar> can't be used together with
+		  <makevar>USE_GCC</makevar> cannot be used together with
 		  <makevar>USE_AUTOTOOLS=libtool:<replaceable>XX</replaceable></makevar>.</entry>
 	      </row>
 
@@ -6452,7 +6452,7 @@ SUB_LIST=      ARCH=${ARCH}</programlisting>
 
 	<para>Example of a good <filename>pkg-message.in</filename>:</para>
 
-	<programlisting>Now it's time to configure this package.
+	<programlisting>Now it is time to configure this package.
 Copy %%PREFIX%%/share/examples/putsy/%%ARCH%%.conf into your home directory
 as .putsy.conf and edit it.</programlisting>