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diff --git a/preface/organpart1.xml b/preface/organpart1.xml
index a5e1fac45..3b49ba36c 100644
--- a/preface/organpart1.xml
+++ b/preface/organpart1.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 <title>Part I - Introduction</title>
 
 <para>
-Part One gives you general information about this book (versions, where
+Part One gives general information about this book (versions, where
 to get it, changelog, mailing lists, and how to get in touch with me).
-It also explains a few important aspects you really want and need to
-read before you start building an LFS system.
+It also explains a few important aspects a user really wants and needs to
+read before starting to build an LFS system.
 </para>
 
 </sect2>
diff --git a/preface/organpart2.xml b/preface/organpart2.xml
index 2ed37a45d..5b0603210 100644
--- a/preface/organpart2.xml
+++ b/preface/organpart2.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <title>Part II - Installation of the LFS system</title>
 
 <para>
-Part Two guides you through the installation of the LFS system which will 
-be the foundation for the rest of the system. Whatever you
-choose to do with your brand new LFS system, it will be built on the
+Part Two guides through the installation of the LFS system which will 
+be the foundation for the rest of the system. Whatever a user
+chooses to do with his brand new LFS system, it will be built on the
 foundation that's installed in this part.
 </para>
 
diff --git a/preface/whonotread.xml b/preface/whonotread.xml
index f56e2d313..fa313ff7b 100644
--- a/preface/whonotread.xml
+++ b/preface/whonotread.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 <para>
 Users who don't want to build an entire Linux system from scratch
-probably don't want to read this book. If you, however, do want to learn
+probably don't want to read this book. If a user, however, wants to learn
 more about what happens behind the scenes, in particular what happens
-between turning on your computer and seeing the command prompt, you want
+between turning on the computer and seeing the command prompt, he wants
 to read the <quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> (P2B) HOWTO.
 This HOWTO builds a bare system, in way similar to the one this book
 uses, but it focusses more on just installing a bootable system instead
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ of a complete system.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-To decide whether you want to read this book or the P2B HOWTO, you could
-ask yourself this question: "Is my main objective to get a working Linux
+To decide whether to read this book or the P2B HOWTO, a user could
+ask himself this question: "Is my main objective to get a working Linux
 system that I'm going to build myself and, along the way, learn what
 every component of a system is for, or is just the learning part my main
-objective?" If you want to build and learn, read this book. If you just
-want to learn, then the P2B HOWTO is probably better material to read.
+objective?" If he wants to build and learn, he reads this book. If he just
+wants to learn, then the P2B HOWTO is probably better material to read.
 </para>
 
 <para>
diff --git a/preface/whoread.xml b/preface/whoread.xml
index 8e1c8d271..b78e8b4c0 100644
--- a/preface/whoread.xml
+++ b/preface/whoread.xml
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@
 <para>
 This book is intended for Linux users who want to setup their own
 custom-built Linux system. Reasons for wanting to build such a system are
-diverse. Perhaps you want to get into more detail as to what
-happens behind the scenes. Perhaps you are fed up with distributions
-which are often bloated or perhaps you don't want to rely on pre-compiled
-binaries due to security concerns. There are many reasons why you may want 
-a custom-built system, but if you are one of them, this book is meant
-for you.
+diverse. Perhaps a user wants to get into more detail as to what
+happens behind the scenes. Perhaps he is fed up with distributions
+which are often bloated or perhaps he doesn't want to rely on pre-compiled
+binaries due to security concerns. There are many reasons why a user may wants 
+a custom-built system, but if it is one of them, this book is meant
+for him.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-The fruits of building your own system are plentiful, but the labour may
-be hard. You have a long way ahead of you but in the end you will be
-able to call yourself the proud owner of your own Linux system,
-completely tailored after your needs. You dictate the layout of
+The fruits of building an own system are plentiful, but the labour may
+be hard. It is a long way ahead but in the end a user will be
+able to call himself the proud owner of his own Linux system,
+completely tailored after his needs. He dictates the layout of
 bootscripts, the file system hierarchy, which programs are installed in
 which directory, which versions of software to use, and more. Perhaps the
-most important reason is that you know exactly what is installed where,
+most important reason is to know exactly what is installed where,
 why, and how.
 </para>