diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 97f7ff519e..94258dfb43 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -2262,16 +2262,16 @@ sectors/track: 63</screen>
 
         <answer>
             <note>
-              <para>This will only affect 386/486SX/486SLC owners - other
-                machines will have one built into the CPU.</para>
+              <para>This only affects 386/486SX/486SLC owners - other
+                machines have one built into the CPU.</para>
             </note>
 
-          <para>In general this will not cause any problems, but there are
+          <para>In general not having a math co-processor will not cause any problems, but there are
             circumstances where you will take a hit, either in performance
             or accuracy of the math emulation code (see the section <link
             linkend="emul">on FP emulation</link>). In particular, drawing
-            arcs in X will be VERY slow. It is highly recommended that you
-            buy a math co-processor; it is well worth it.</para>
+            arcs in X will be VERY slow. We recommend
+            purchasing a math co-processor or modern hardware.</para>
 
             <note>
               <para>Some math co-processors are better than others.  It