diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 733b2c7d6..ac2185978 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>March 14, 2005 [matt]: Fix typos, and reword some of the hotplug explanations for (hopefully) improved clarity</para>
+</listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>March 14, 2005 [matt]: Upgraded to gettext-0.14.3</para>
 </listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/hotplug.xml b/chapter06/hotplug.xml
index 715a52d91..6aa10f214 100644
--- a/chapter06/hotplug.xml
+++ b/chapter06/hotplug.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ directory:</para>
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug"><primary
 sortas="b-hotplug">hotplug</primary></indexterm>
-<para>This script is called by default by Linux kernel when something
+<para>This script is called by default by the Linux kernel when something
 changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is added or removed).</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -95,14 +95,12 @@ changes in its internal state (e.g., a new device is added or removed).</para>
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-rc"><primary
 sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.rc">/etc/hotplug/*.rc</primary></indexterm>
-<para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detection and other
-specific actions upon hardware already present during system startup. 
-They are called by the <filename>hotplug</filename> initscript that comes
-from the LFS-Bootscripts package.
-The <command>*.rc</command>
-scripts try to recover hotplug events that were lost during system boot
-because, e.g., the root filesystem was not mounted by the kernel.
-</para>
+<para>These scripts are used for cold plugging, i.e., detecting and acting upon
+hardware already present during system startup.  They are called by the
+<filename>hotplug</filename> initscript that comes from the LFS-Bootscripts
+package.  The <command>*.rc</command> scripts try to recover hotplug events that
+were lost during system boot because, for example, the root filesystem was not
+mounted by the kernel.</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
@@ -113,8 +111,8 @@ because, e.g., the root filesystem was not mounted by the kernel.
 sortas="d-/etc/hotplug/*.agent">/etc/hotplug/*.agent</primary></indexterm>
 <para>These scripts are called by <command>hotplug</command>
 in response to different types of hotplug events generated by the kernel.
-Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call user-provided
-scripts, if any.
+Their action is to insert corresponding kernel modules and call any
+user-provided scripts.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ scripts, if any.
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-functions"><primary
 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions">/etc/hotplug/hotplug.functions</primary></indexterm>
-<para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in Hotplug
+<para>This file contains common functions used by other scripts in the Hotplug
 package.
 </para>
 </listitem>
@@ -135,8 +133,8 @@ package.
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-blacklist"><primary
 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/blacklist">/etc/hotplug/blacklist</primary></indexterm>
-<para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be
-inserted into the kernel by hotplug scripts.
+<para>This file contains the list of modules that should never be inserted into
+the kernel by the hotplug scripts.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -146,8 +144,7 @@ inserted into the kernel by hotplug scripts.
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-subdirs"><primary
 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}">/etc/hotplug/{pci,usb}</primary></indexterm>
-<para>These directories are supposed to contain user-written handlers for
-hotplug events.
+<para>These directories contain user-written handlers for hotplug events.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ hotplug events.
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-usb.usermap"><primary
 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap">/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</primary></indexterm>
 <para>This file contains rules that determine which user-defined handlers to
-call for each USB device, based on its vendor, id and other attributes.
+call for each USB device, based on its vendor ID and other attributes.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ call for each USB device, based on its vendor, id and other attributes.
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-events"><primary
 sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary></indexterm>
-<para>This file contains all the events since bootup that hotplug has called.
+<para>This file contains all the events that hotplug has called since bootup.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
@@ -178,10 +175,9 @@ sortas="e-/var/log/hotplug/events">/var/log/hotplug/events</primary></indexterm>
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-hotplug.d"><primary
 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug.d">/etc/hotplug.d</primary></indexterm>
-<para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them)
-that are interested in receiving hotplug events. E.g.,
-<application>Udev</application> puts its symlink here during installation.
-</para>
+<para>This directory contains programs (or symlinks to them) that are interested
+in receiving hotplug events. For example, <application>Udev</application> puts
+its symlink here during installation.</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
@@ -190,9 +186,8 @@ that are interested in receiving hotplug events. E.g.,
 <listitem>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-firmware"><primary
 sortas="e-/lib/firmware">/lib/firmware</primary></indexterm>
-<para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that
-need to have there firmware loaded before use.
-</para>
+<para>This directory contains the firmware for devices that need to have their
+firmware loaded before use.</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>