diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml
index dc1775034e..977ec0f5ed 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
      The FreeBSD Documentation Project
      $FreeBSD$
 
-     $Id: chapter.sgml,v 1.1 2002-09-03 01:17:20 keramida Exp $
+     $Id: chapter.sgml,v 1.2 2002-09-03 18:53:09 ceri Exp $
 -->
 
 <chapter id="desktop">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <para>FreeBSD can run a wide variety of desktop applications, such
       as browsers and word processors.  Most of these are available as
       packages or can be automatically built from the ports
-      collection.  Many new users expect to find this kind of
+      collection.  Many new users expect to find these kinds of
       applications on their desktop.  This chapter will show you how
       to install some popular desktop applications effortlessly,
       either from their packages or from the ports collection.</para>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
       <para>The ports collection contains several versions of the
         Netscape browser.  Since the native FreeBSD ones contain a
-        serious security bug, installing those is strongly
+        serious security bug, installing them is strongly
         discouraged.  Instead, use a more recent Linux or DIGITAL UNIX
         version.</para>
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
   <sect1 id="desktop-productivity">
     <title>Productivity</title>
 
-    <para>When it comes to productivity, new users often seek for a
+    <para>When it comes to productivity, new users often look for a
        good office suite or a friendly word processor.  While some
        <link linkend="x11-wm">desktop environments</link> like
        <application>KDE</application> already provide an office suite,
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 
       <para>If you want a small FreeBSD PDF viewer,
         <application>Xpdf</application> is a light-weight and
-        efficient viewer.  It requires very small resources and is
+        efficient viewer.  It requires very few resources and is
         very stable.  It uses the standard X fonts and does not
         require Motif or any other X toolkit.</para>