Index: gnome/gnome-intro.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/gnome-intro.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/gnome-intro.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 
 <para>If you are building a Gnome 1.4 desktop environment, you would
-install only those libraries in the Gnome 1.4 chapter <emphasis>and</emphasis> any dependancies listed on those pages whether labeled or not. Gnome packages without pages are simply installed with:
+install only those libraries in the Gnome 1.4 chapter <emphasis>and</emphasis> any dependencies listed on those pages whether labeled or not. Gnome packages without pages are simply installed with:
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome &amp;&amp;
 make &amp;&amp;
Index: gnome/lib/gail/gail-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/gail/gail-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/gail/gail-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 <sect3><title>libgailutil libraries</title>
 <para>libgailutil libraries provide the functions that solve
-accessibility problems in a consistant manner across GNOME.</para></sect3>
+accessibility problems in a consistent manner across GNOME.</para></sect3>
 
 
Index: gnome/lib/gnome-mime-data/gnome-mime-data-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/gnome-mime-data/gnome-mime-data-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/gnome-mime-data/gnome-mime-data-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
 <sect3><title>mime-info</title>
-<para>initailizes the mime description database.</para></sect3>
+<para>initializes the mime description database.</para></sect3>
 
 </sect2>
Index: gnome/lib/gnomelib/libbonobo-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/gnomelib/libbonobo-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/gnomelib/libbonobo-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 <sect3><title>libbonobo libraries</title>
-<para>libbonobo libraries are a set of language and system independant
+<para>libbonobo libraries are a set of language and system independent
 CORBA interfaces for creating reusable components and compound documents.</para></sect3>
 
Index: gnome/lib/intltool/intltool-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/intltool/intltool-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/intltool/intltool-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 
 <sect3><title>intltool-merge</title>
-<para>intltool-merge merges translated strings into barious file
+<para>intltool-merge merges translated strings into various file
 types.</para></sect3>
 
Index: gnome/lib/lib-config.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/lib-config.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/lib-config.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 <title>pre-installation configuration</title>
 
-<para>Set an Enviroment variable to resolve the prefix destination.</para>  
+<para>Set an Environment variable to resolve the prefix destination.</para>  
 <para>If Gnome is your desktop of choice:
 <screen>export GNOME_PREFIX=/usr</screen>
Index: gnome/lib/libwnck/libwnck-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/libwnck/libwnck-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/libwnck/libwnck-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 <sect3><title>libwnck libraries</title>
 <para>libwnck libraries contain functions for writing pagers and
-tasklists.</para></sect3>
+task lists.</para></sect3>
 
 
Index: gnome/lib/linc/linc-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/linc/linc-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/linc/linc-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 <sect3><title>liblinc libraries</title>
 <para>liblinc libraries provide the functions to take care of connection
-initiation and maintainance, and the details of various transports
+initiation and maintenance, and the details of various transports
 (IPv4, UNIX domain sockets, IPv6 and IrDA).</para></sect3>
 
Index: gnome/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 <sect3><title>scrollkeeper libraries</title>
 <para>scrollkeeper libraries provide the API necessary for help browsers to
-interact with docmumentation written to utilize scrollkeeper.</para></sect3>
+interact with documentation written to utilize scrollkeeper.</para></sect3>
 
 <sect3><title>utility scripts</title>
Index: gnome/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper-intro.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper-intro.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/scrollkeeper/scrollkeeper-intro.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 <para>The scrollkeeper package contains a cataloging system for
 documentation. This is useful for managing documentation metadata and
-providing an API to help browsers find, sort and search the documnet
+providing an API to help browsers find, sort and search the document
 catalog.</para>
 
Index: gnome/lib/vte/vte-intro.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome/lib/vte/vte-intro.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ gnome/lib/vte/vte-intro.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 Estimated build time:           &vte-time;</screen>
 
-<para>The vte package contains a termcap file implimentation for
+<para>The vte package contains a termcap file implementation for
 terminal emulators.</para>
 
Index: introduction/important/position.xml
===================================================================
--- introduction/important/position.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ introduction/important/position.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 a place to put files
 that you don't want to rebuild each time.  This way you can wipe the
-LFS filesystem and start from a clean partition everytime without losing
+LFS filesystem and start from a clean partition every time without losing
 everything.</para></listitem>
 
 </itemizedlist>
 
-<para>Some people ask why not use your own directory tree, eg
+<para>Some people ask why not use your own directory tree, e.g.
 <filename>/usr/site</filename> rather than
 <filename>/usr/local</filename>?</para>
Index: kde/core/arts.xml
===================================================================
--- kde/core/arts.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ kde/core/arts.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 Estimated build time:       &arts-build-time;</screen></para>
 
-<para>The Analog Realtime Synthesizer (aRts) provides sound support for KDE.  
+<para>The Analog Real-time Synthesizer (aRts) provides sound support for KDE.  
 It provides necessary libraries for kdelibs.  The following package is required to install aRts:
 <screen><xref linkend="qt"/></screen></para>
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 significantly slow compilation.</para></note>
 
-<sect2><title>aRts Installation Commmand explanations</title>
+<sect2><title>aRts Installation Command explanations</title>
 <para><userinput>--prefix=&kde-dir;:</userinput> This option tells the
 process to install the package in &kde-dir;.  We put aRts here because this
Index: kde/inst/kde-admin.xml
===================================================================
--- kde/inst/kde-admin.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ kde/inst/kde-admin.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 <sect2>
-<title>kdeadmin Installation Commmand explanations</title>
+<title>kdeadmin Installation Command explanations</title>
 
 <para><userinput>--with-shadow:</userinput> This option allows use of 
Index: kde/inst/kde-base.xml
===================================================================
--- kde/inst/kde-base.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ kde/inst/kde-base.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 
 <sect2>
-<title>kdebase Installation Commmand explanations</title>
+<title>kdebase Installation Command explanations</title>
  
 <para><userinput>--disable-lametest:</userinput> Do not search for and use 
Index: kde/inst/kde-libs.xml
===================================================================
--- kde/inst/kde-libs.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ kde/inst/kde-libs.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 make install</userinput></screen></para>       
 
-<sect2><title>kdelibs Installation Commmand explanations</title>
+<sect2><title>kdelibs Installation Command explanations</title>
 <para><userinput>--prefix=&kde-dir;:</userinput> This option tells
 the process to install the package in &kde-dir;.</para>
Index: kde/inst/kde-multimedia.xml
===================================================================
--- kde/inst/kde-multimedia.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ kde/inst/kde-multimedia.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 <sect2>
-<title>kdemultimedia Installation Commmand explanations</title>
+<title>kdemultimedia Installation Command explanations</title>
 
 <para><userinput>--with-arts-alsa:</userinput> Use the alsa support built 
Index: kde/kde-intro.xml
===================================================================
--- kde/kde-intro.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ kde/kde-intro.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 <productname>XFree86</productname> and <productname>QT</productname> to provide
 a window manager and many user tools, including a browser, word processor, 
-spreadsheet, persentation package, games, and numerous other utilities.  It 
-provides extensive capabilites for customization.</para>
+spreadsheet, presentation package, games, and numerous other utilities.  It 
+provides extensive capabilities for customization.</para>
 
 <para>We divide the KDE instructions into three parts.  The first part, the
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 ./configure --prefix=/opt/kde...</userinput></screen></para>
 
-<para>The core KDE pacakges also honor this variable, but omitting components
+<para>The core KDE packages also honor this variable, but omitting components
 from the core packages is not advisable since it may result in an
 incomplete KDE installation.</para>
Index: multimedia/libdriv/arts.xml
===================================================================
--- multimedia/libdriv/arts.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ multimedia/libdriv/arts.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 <para>
-The Analog Realtime Synthesizer (aRts) provides  
+The Analog Real-time Synthesizer (aRts) provides  
 software that can 
 simulate a complete "modular analog synthesizer" on your computer. 
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 modules - generators, effects and output - connected to each other.</para>
 
-<para>aRts provides provides necessary libraries 
+<para>aRts provides necessary libraries 
 for KDE, however it can be installed as a standalone package.  
 The installation
Index: multimedia/libdriv/audiofile/audiofile-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- multimedia/libdriv/audiofile/audiofile-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ multimedia/libdriv/audiofile/audiofile-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 <sect3><title>sfconvert</title>
 <para>The sfconvert program converts sound file formats where the
-origional format and destination format are supported by this library.</para></sect3>
+original format and destination format are supported by this library.</para></sect3>
 
 </sect2>
Index: x/installing/xfree86-setup.xml
===================================================================
--- x/installing/xfree86-setup.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ x/installing/xfree86-setup.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@
 
 <para>Typically, components of a resource specification are linked together 
-by either <emphasis>tight</emphasis>, represented bu a dot (.),
+by either <emphasis>tight</emphasis>, represented by a dot (.),
 or <emphasis>loose</emphasis>, represented by an asterisk (*),  bindings.
 A tight binding indicates that the components on either side of the dot must
@@ -168,5 +168,5 @@
 <para><screen>Xcursor.theme: whiteglass</screen></para>
 
-<para>However, you can specify the backgound for all clients with:</para>
+<para>However, you can specify the background for all clients with:</para>
 
 <para><screen>*background: blue</screen></para>
Index: x/installing/xfree86/xfree86-inst.xml
===================================================================
--- x/installing/xfree86/xfree86-inst.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ x/installing/xfree86/xfree86-inst.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 <sect3>
 <title>Kernel Compilation Settings</title>
-<para>If you have an Intel P6 (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later) it is recommneded 
+<para>If you have an Intel P6 (Pentium Pro, Pentium II and later) it is recommended 
 that you compile MTRR (Memory Type Range Registers) support into the kernel.
 The kernel can map Cyrix and AMD CPUs to the MTRR interface so selecting this
@@ -196,5 +196,5 @@
 <para>If you have one of the supported DRI cards and have enabled DRI kernel modules as explained
 above, you now need to update the kernel modules to ensure they are compatible with the
-current version of XFree86.  Do do this, perform the following:</para>
+current version of XFree86.  To do this, perform the following:</para>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>cd programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel &amp;&amp; 
Index: xsoft/office/abiword/abiword-desc.xml
===================================================================
--- xsoft/office/abiword/abiword-desc.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ xsoft/office/abiword/abiword-desc.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 <sect3><title>AbiWord</title>
-<para>AbiWord or abiword are wrapper scripts for the AbiWord executible.</para></sect3>
+<para>AbiWord or abiword are wrapper scripts for the AbiWord executable.</para></sect3>
 
 
Index: xsoft/suites/koffice.xml
===================================================================
--- xsoft/suites/koffice.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ xsoft/suites/koffice.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 make install</userinput></screen></para>
      
-<sect2><title>koffice Installation Commmand explanations</title>
+<sect2><title>koffice Installation Command explanations</title>
 <para>The options are the same as for kde-base and are not repeated here.</para>
 </sect2>
Index: xsoft/suites/openoffice/openoffice-inst.xml
===================================================================
--- xsoft/suites/openoffice/openoffice-inst.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ xsoft/suites/openoffice/openoffice-inst.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 <para>Configure openoffice using the following commands. You may add additional
-languages based on your preferences. If a particuar component is not available
+languages based on your preferences. If a particular component is not available
 in the language of your choice, the default will be English.</para>
 
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@
 install the English language set. To install a localized version, replace the
 01 by the international telephone country code for your country. Note that when
-installing, it needs a X Display, evn though there is no visible X window. You
+installing, it needs a X Display, even though there is no visible X window. You
 can use Xvfb if you are compiling on a console.</para>
 
Index: xsoft/suites/openoffice/openoffice-intro.xml
===================================================================
--- xsoft/suites/openoffice/openoffice-intro.xml	(revision 5628618eb906041477db8da176602dc367caae76)
+++ xsoft/suites/openoffice/openoffice-intro.xml	(revision b77b166f1e3c1e6846fe367c5eb179701da31b98)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 </screen>
 
-<para>Dowload the General Polygon Clipper Library from <ulink
+<para>Download the General Polygon Clipper Library from <ulink
 url="ftp://ftp.cs.man.ac.uk/pub/toby/gpc/gpc231.tar.Z"/>
 </para>
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 hint for detailed information at <ulink
 url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~tushar/"/>. The
-hint also discusses installation of auxillary software.
+hint also discusses installation of auxiliary software.
 </para>
 
