Several typos and grammar fixes (sash)

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@6464 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

prologue/hostreqs.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <para>The host must be running at least a 2.6.2 kernel compiled with GCC-3.0 or
 higher. There are two main reasons for this requirement. First, the Native POSIX
 Threading Library (NPTL) test suite will segfault if the host's kernel has not
-been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Secondly, the 2.6.2 or later
+been compiled with GCC-3.0 or a later version. Second, the 2.6.2 or later
 version of the kernel is required for the use of Udev. Udev creates devices
 dynamically by reading from the <systemitem
 class="filesystem">sysfs</systemitem> file system. However, support for this
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ package. If so, you may wish to install it. If your vendor doesn't offer a 2.6.2
 (or later) kernel package, or you would prefer not to install it, then you can
 compile a 2.6 kernel yourself. Instructions for compiling the kernel and
 configuring the boot loader (assuming the host uses GRUB) are located in <xref
-linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also been seen as a gauge
-of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep then the
+linkend="chapter-bootable"/>. This second option can also be seen as a gauge
+of your current Linux skills. If this second requirement is too steep, then the
 LFS book will not likely be much use to you at this time.</para>
 
 </sect1>

prologue/typography.xml

@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ to show filenames, such as
 
 <para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
 
-<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book,
-mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para>
+<para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the book.  Its main
+purpose is to emphasize important points or items.</para>
 
 <para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
 
-<para>This format is used for hyperlinks, both within the LFS
-community and to external pages, including HOWTOs, download locations,
+<para>This format is used for hyperlinks both within the LFS
+community and to external pages.  It includes HOWTOs, download locations,
 and websites.</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>cat &gt; $LFS/etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Therefore, this entire section is generally typed as seen.</para>
 <para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para>
 
 <para>This format is used to encapsulate text that is not to be typed
-as seen or copy-and-pasted.</para>
+as seen or copied-and-pasted.</para>
 
 <para><filename>passwd(5)</filename></para>