diff --git a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml
index 810783fd7..bdecc2c50 100644
--- a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml
+++ b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
   The most widely-used system in the Linux world is the second extended file
   system (<systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>), but with newer
   high-capacity hard disks, journaling file systems are becoming increasingly
-  popular. The third extended filesystem (<systemitem class="filesystem">ext3
-  </systemitem>) is a widely-used development of <systemitem class="filesystem">
-  ext2</systemitem> which adds a journal and is compatible with the E2fsprogs
-  utilities. We will create an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
+  popular. The third extended filesystem (<systemitem
+  class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>) is a widely used enhancement to
+  <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>, which adds journalling
+  capabilities and is compatible with the E2fsprogs utilities.
+  We will create an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
   file system. Build instructions for other file systems can be found at
   <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para>