diff --git a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
index 2f2d75499..c612f5963 100644
--- a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       udev.</para>
 
       <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace
-      the kernel with a more up to date version. There are two ways
+      the kernel with a more up-to-date version. There are two ways
       you can go about this. First, see if your Linux vendor provides a &min-kernel;
       or later kernel package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your
       vendor doesn't offer an acceptable kernel package, or you would prefer not to
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
   <!--<title> </title>-->
 
   <para >To see whether your host system has all the appropriate versions, and
-  the ability to compile programs, run the following:</para>
+  the ability to compile programs, run the following commands:</para>
 
 <screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt; version-check.sh &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 <literal>#!/bin/bash