diff --git a/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml b/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml
index cab023a49..90c825577 100644
--- a/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml
+++ b/chapter04/creatingminlayout.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <sect1 id="ch-tools-creatingminlayout">
   <?dbhtml filename="creatingminlayout.html"?>
 
-  <title>Creating a limited directory layout in LFS filesystem</title>
+  <title>Creating a Limited Directory Layout in the LFS Filesystem</title>
 
   <para>In this section, we begin populating the LFS filesystem with the
   pieces that will constitute the final Linux system. The first step is to
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ esac</userinput></screen>
 
   <note>
     <para>
-      LFS editors have deliberately decided not to use a
+      The LFS editors have deliberately decided not to use a
       <filename class="directory">/usr/lib64</filename> directory.  Several
-      steps are taken so that the toolchain does not use it. If for any
+      steps are taken to be sure the toolchain will not use it. If for any
       reason this directory appears (either because you made an error in
-      following the instructions, or because you install a binary package that
-      creates it after finishing LFS), it may break the instructions given in
-      the book. You should often ensure that this directory is non-existent.
+      following the instructions, or because you installed a binary package that
+      created it after finishing LFS), it may break your system.
+      You should always be sure this directory does not exist.
     </para>
   </note>
 
diff --git a/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml
index 0bb75fd5d..e2faa08da 100644
--- a/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml
+++ b/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ install -dv -m 1777 /tmp /var/tmp</userinput></screen>
 
   <warning>
     <para>
-      The FHS does not enforce the existence of the directory
+      The FHS does not mandate the existence of the directory
       <filename class="directory">/usr/lib64</filename>, and the LFS editors
-      have decided not to use it. For the instructions in LFS and BLFS to work,
-      it is imperative that this directory be non-existent. You should often
-      check that it does not exist, because it is easy to inadvertently
-      create it, which will likely break your system.
+      have decided not to use it. For the instructions in LFS and BLFS to work correctly,
+      it is imperative that this directory be non-existent. From time to time you should
+      verify that it does not exist, because it is easy to create it
+      inadvertently, and this will probably break your system.
     </para>
   </warning>