diff --git a/chapter06/bison.xml b/chapter06/bison.xml
index 54f81a843..f0b3d3fec 100644
--- a/chapter06/bison.xml
+++ b/chapter06/bison.xml
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, M4, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
 <varlistentry id="bison">
 <term><command>bison</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>Generates, from a series of rules, a program for analyzing the
-structure of text files;  <application>Bison</application> is a
-replacement for <application>Yacc</application> (Yet Another Compiler
+<para>Generates, from a series of rules, a program for analyzing the structure
+of text files; Bison is a replacement for Yacc (Yet Another Compiler
 Compiler)</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-bison bison"><primary sortas="b-bison">bison</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/hotplug.xml b/chapter06/hotplug.xml
index 735aaedd9..349f1fd56 100644
--- a/chapter06/hotplug.xml
+++ b/chapter06/hotplug.xml
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ sortas="e-/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap">/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</primary></indexter
 <term><filename class="directory">/etc/hotplug.d</filename></term>
 <listitem>
 <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>
+in receiving hotplug events. For example, Udev puts its symlink here during
+installation</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-hotplug hotplug-hotplug.d"><primary
 sortas="e-/etc/hotplug.d">/etc/hotplug.d</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter07/console.xml b/chapter07/console.xml
index c21f12a8b..cf8ad4d78 100644
--- a/chapter07/console.xml
+++ b/chapter07/console.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,11 @@ instead of Euro, the correct <envar>FONT</envar> line would be:</para>
 <command>console</command> initscript will not run the corresponding
 program.</para>
 
-<para>In some keymaps, the Backspace and Delete keys send characters
-different from ones in the default keymap built into the kernel. This
-confuses some applications.  For example,
-<application>Emacs</application> displays its help (instead of erasing
-the character before the cursor) when Backspace is pressed. To check
-if the keymap in use is affected (this works only for i386
-keymaps):</para>
+<para>In some keymaps, the Backspace and Delete keys send characters different
+from ones in the default keymap built into the kernel. This confuses some
+applications. For example, Emacs displays its help (instead of erasing the
+character before the cursor) when Backspace is pressed. To check if the keymap
+in use is affected (this works only for i386 keymaps):</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>zgrep '\W14\W' <replaceable>[/path/to/your/keymap]</replaceable></userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/chapter07/profile.xml b/chapter07/profile.xml
index 00e8bcab2..4ff97f4c2 100644
--- a/chapter07/profile.xml
+++ b/chapter07/profile.xml
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ country</para></listitem>
 values</para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 
-<para>This script also sets the <envar>INPUTRC</envar>
-environment variable that makes <application>Bash</application> and
-<application>Readline</application> use the
-<filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> file created earlier.</para>
+<para>This script also sets the <envar>INPUTRC</envar> environment variable that
+makes Bash and Readline use the <filename>/etc/inputrc</filename> file created
+earlier.</para>
 
 <para>Replace <replaceable>[ll]</replaceable> below with the
 two-letter code for the desired language (e.g., <quote>en</quote>) and