diff --git a/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml
index c5718c191..d99922610 100644
--- a/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml
+++ b/chapter08/e2fsprogs.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir /usr/share/info/com_err.info</userin
     <para>
       <filename>/etc/mke2fs.conf</filename> contains the default value of
       various command line options of <command>mke2fs</command>.  You may
-      edit the file to make the default values suitable for your need.
+      edit the file to make the default values suitable for your needs.
       For example, some utilities (not in LFS or BLFS) cannot recognize a
       <systemitem class='filesystem'>ext4</systemitem> file system with
       <literal>metadata_csum_seed</literal> feature enabled.
diff --git a/chapter11/afterlfs.xml b/chapter11/afterlfs.xml
index 88a3c0114..bfd6b084f 100644
--- a/chapter11/afterlfs.xml
+++ b/chapter11/afterlfs.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
      <para>
         In addition to the above, there is a set of applications for system
         management for all kinds of systems. These applications are all in the
-        BLFS book. Not all packages are needed in every environments. For
+        BLFS book. Not all packages are needed in every environment. For
         example <ulink url="&blfs-book;basicnet/dhcpcd.html">dhcpcd</ulink>, is
         not normally appropriate for a server and <ulink
         url="&blfs-book;basicnet/wireless_tools.html">wireless_tools</ulink>,
diff --git a/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml b/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml
index 3714596fc..1dad94103 100644
--- a/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml
+++ b/part3intro/toolchaintechnotes.xml
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ checking what linker to use... /mnt/lfs/tools/i686-lfs-linux-gnu/bin/ld</compute
     <para>Next comes glibc. The most important
     considerations for building glibc are the compiler, binary tools, and
     kernel headers. The compiler and binary tools are generally not an issue
-    since glibc will always those relating to the <parameter>--host</parameter>
+    since glibc will always use those relating to the <parameter>--host</parameter>
     parameter passed to its configure script; e.g., in our case, the compiler
     will be <command>$LFS_TGT-gcc</command> and the <command>readelf</command>
     tool will be <command>$LFS_TGT-readelf</command>. The kernel headers can