diff --git a/chapter06/gcc-inst.xml b/chapter06/gcc-inst.xml
index d1932bbe1..284397554 100644
--- a/chapter06/gcc-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/gcc-inst.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ are available.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-Note: the build of other compilers is not barely tested
-by the people working on LFS.
+Note: the build of other compilers is not tested by the people 
+who actively work on LFS.
 </para>
 
 <blockquote><literallayout>
diff --git a/chapter06/shellutils-inst.xml b/chapter06/shellutils-inst.xml
index 27d29ea4f..7ecf22d7c 100644
--- a/chapter06/shellutils-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/shellutils-inst.xml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Install Shellutils by running the following commands:
 
 <para>
 There is a command installed in this package which is named test. It is often
-used in shell scripts to evaluate conditions, but if more often encountered
-under the form <command>[ condition ]</command>. These brackets are built into
-the bash interpreter, but the FHS dictates that there should exist a
+used in shell scripts to evaluate conditions, but is more often encountered
+in the form of <command>[ condition ]</command>. These brackets are built into
+the bash interpreter, but the FHS dictates that there should be a
 <filename>[</filename> binary. We create that in this way, while still in the
 <filename>/usr/bin</filename> directory:
 </para>