diff --git a/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml b/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml
index 02243673f..c473ff501 100644
--- a/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml
+++ b/chapter06/pwdgroup.xml
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ the <quote>I have no name!</quote> prompt.</para>
 <para>Note the use of the <userinput>+h</userinput> directive. This tells
 <userinput>bash</userinput> not to use its internal path hashing. Without this
 directive, <userinput>bash</userinput> would remember the paths to binaries it
-has executed. Since as we go through this chapter, we want to use our newly
-compiled binaries as soon as they are installed, we turn off this function.</para>
+has executed. Since we want to use our newly compiled binaries as soon as
+they are installed, we turn off this function for the duration of this
+chapter.</para>
 
 </sect1>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml b/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml
index ecdfded3e..2632f7732 100644
--- a/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/shadowpwd-inst.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ the package incorrectly assumes it is going to be located at
 
 <screen><userinput>touch /usr/bin/passwd</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>The current Shadow suite has a problem that causes in the
+<para>The current Shadow suite has a problem that causes the
 <userinput>newgrp</userinput> command to fail.  The following patch (also
 appearing in Shadow's CVS code) fixes this problem:</para>