diff --git a/chapter08/stripping.xml b/chapter08/stripping.xml
index bbd1ed94d..70e0d6ebb 100644
--- a/chapter08/stripping.xml
+++ b/chapter08/stripping.xml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 
   <important>
     <para>
-      If any package of which the version is different from the version
+      If there is any package whose version is different from the version
       specified by the book (either following a security advisory or
       satisfying personal preference), it may be necessary to update the
-      the library file name in <envar>save_usrlib</envar> or
+      library file name in <envar>save_usrlib</envar> or
       <envar>online_usrlib</envar>.
       <emphasis role='bold'>Failing to do so may render the system
       completely unusable.</emphasis>