diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml
index 91ed83b3bd..6ab7d79b7e 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml
@@ -1627,8 +1627,8 @@ Script done, &hellip;</screen>
 
       <para>In this example,
 	<option>-<replaceable>x</replaceable></option> is an option
-	passed to &man.make.1;.  Refer to &man.make.1; for an examples
-	of available options.</para>
+	passed to &man.make.1;.  Refer to &man.make.1; for examples
+	of the available options.</para>
 
       <para><option>-D<replaceable>VARIABLE</replaceable></option>
 	passes a variable to the <filename>Makefile</filename>.  The