diff --git a/chapter08/bzip2.xml b/chapter08/bzip2.xml
index 68f567fcd..e57fe61c4 100644
--- a/chapter08/bzip2.xml
+++ b/chapter08/bzip2.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ for i in /usr/bin/{bzcat,bunzip2}; do
   ln -sfv bzip2 $i
 done</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Remove an useless static library:</para>
+    <para>Remove a useless static library:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">rm -fv /usr/lib/libbz2.a</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/libtool.xml b/chapter08/libtool.xml
index a2abdbe70..711adac05 100644
--- a/chapter08/libtool.xml
+++ b/chapter08/libtool.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <!-- dev: - -disable-static works but causes additional test failures
               so we manually remove the static library -->
 
-    <para>Remove an useless static library:</para>
+    <para>Remove a useless static library:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">rm -fv /usr/lib/libltdl.a</userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/zlib.xml b/chapter08/zlib.xml
index 86b9ad16e..604d5d503 100644
--- a/chapter08/zlib.xml
+++ b/chapter08/zlib.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>Remove an useless static library:</para>
+    <para>Remove a useless static library:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">rm -fv /usr/lib/libz.a</userinput></screen>