diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/dialup-firewall/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/dialup-firewall/article.sgml
index a31da47e90..c9a1d72c18 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/dialup-firewall/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/dialup-firewall/article.sgml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ppp_profile="<replaceable>your_profile</replaceable>"</programlisting>
     <title>The rule set for the firewall</title>
 
     <para>This is the point where we define the firewall rules for your
-      system.  The ruleset that we're about to describe is a generic
+      system.  The ruleset that we are about to describe is a generic
       template for most dialup users.  While it will not suit the exact
       needs of every user, it provides you with a basic idea of how IPFW
       works and should be fairly easy to customize.</para>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ppp_profile="<replaceable>your_profile</replaceable>"</programlisting>
       and then everything else is automatically denied.</para>
 
     <para>Following that, let's create the directory where we will store our
-      firewall rules.  In this example, we'll use <filename
+      firewall rules.  In this example, we will use <filename
       class="directory">/etc/firewall</filename>. Change into the
       directory and edit the file <filename>fwrules</filename> as we
       specified in <filename>rc.conf</filename>.  Please note that you
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/article.sgml
index 7156aec574..b7b165f4db 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/article.sgml
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ cvspserver stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/cvs cvs -f -l -R -T /anoncvstmp --all
 
       So far to distinguish official mirrors.
       Official mirrors are not necessarily <emphasis>Tier-1</emphasis>-mirrors.
-      However you probably won't find a <emphasis>Tier-1</emphasis>-mirror,
+      However you probably will not find a <emphasis>Tier-1</emphasis>-mirror,
       that is not also official.
     </para>
     <sect2 id="mirror-official-requirements">
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pam/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pam/article.sgml
index f5d4cb58ab..9398f7bc1b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pam/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pam/article.sgml
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ sshd	password	required	pam_permit.so</programlisting>
 	  modules.</para>
 
 	<para>Although &solaris; PAM modules commonly have a version
-	  number, they're not truly versioned, because the number is a
+	  number, they are not truly versioned, because the number is a
 	  part of the module name and must be included in the
 	  configuration.</para>
       </section>
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ sshd	password	required	pam_permit.so</programlisting>
       simplified version of OpenPAM's &man.openpam.ttyconv.3;.  It is
       fully functional, and should give the reader a good idea of how
       a conversation function should behave, but it is far too simple
-      for real-world use.  Even if you're not using OpenPAM, feel free
+      for real-world use.  Even if you are not using OpenPAM, feel free
       to download the source code and adapt &man.openpam.ttyconv.3; to
       your uses; we believe it to be as robust as a tty-oriented
       conversation function can reasonably get.</para>
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.sgml
index 6427d9224a..03affef18e 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.sgml
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
       <para>You should also make sure that mail delivery works fine.
 	&man.send-pr.1; uses mail messages for the submission and
 	tracking of problem reports.  If you cannot post mail messages
-	from the machine you're running &man.send-pr.1; on, your
+	from the machine you are running &man.send-pr.1; on, your
 	problem report will not reach the GNATS database.  For details
 	on the setup of mail on &os;, see the <quote>Electronic
 	Mail</quote> chapter of the &os; Handbook at
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/article.sgml
index 23234fe132..3566413169 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/article.sgml
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ applicable.</para>
 
       <para>Occasionally, a last minute fix may be required
         <emphasis>after</emphasis> the final tags have been created.
-        In practice this isn't a problem, since <acronym>CVS</acronym>
+        In practice this is not a problem, since <acronym>CVS</acronym>
         allows tags to be manipulated with <command>cvs
         tag -d <replaceable>tagname filename</replaceable></command>.
         It is very important that any last minute changes be tagged
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ applicable.</para>
     encourage you to document your enhancements! The FreeBSD community
     can only help support users of the software we provide. We
     certainly encourage innovation in the form of advanced
-    installation and administration tools, for example, but we can't
+    installation and administration tools, for example, but we cannot
     be expected to answer questions about it.</para>
 
   <sect2>
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ applicable.</para>
     opportunity to take on some of the release engineering
     responsibilities for FreeBSD 4.4 and also for all of his work
     throughout the years making FreeBSD what it is today.  Of course
-    the release wouldn't have been possible without all of the
+    the release would not have been possible without all of the
     release-related work done by &a.asami;, &a.steve;, &a.bmah;, &a.nik;,
     &a.obrien;, &a.kris;, &a.jhb; and the rest of the FreeBSD development
     community.  I would also like to thank &a.rgrimes;, &a.phk;, and others