diff --git a/chapter06/coreutils.xml b/chapter06/coreutils.xml
index abbf1f092..a8abd792a 100644
--- a/chapter06/coreutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/coreutils.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ users, vdir, wc, who, whoami, and yes</seg></seglistitem>
 <varlistentry id="chgrp">
 <term><command>chgrp</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>Changes the group ownership of files/directories to the given group</para>
+<para>Changes the group ownership of files and directories</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chgrp"><primary sortas="b-chgrp">chgrp</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ octal number representing the new permissions</para>
 <varlistentry id="chown">
 <term><command>chown</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>Changes the user and/or group ownership of files/directories to the given
-user/group</para>
+<para>Changes the user and/or group ownership of files and directories</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chown"><primary sortas="b-chown">chown</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>