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diff --git a/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml b/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml
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--- a/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml
+++ b/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
   <sect2>
     <title>Overriding Default Services Behavior</title>
 
-    <para>A systemd service contents can be overriden by creating a directory
+    <para>The parameter of a unit can be overriden by creating a directory
     and a configuration file in <filename
     class="directory">/etc/systemd/system</filename>. For example:</para>
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
     <title>Debugging the Boot Sequence</title>
 
     <para>Rather than plain shell scripts used in SysVinit or BSD style init
-    systems, systemd uses a unified format for different type of startup
+    systems, systemd uses a unified format for different types of startup
     files (or units). The command <command>systemctl</command> is used to
     enable, disable, controll state, and obtain status of unit files. Here 
     are some examples of frequently used commands:</para>
@@ -143,12 +143,13 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
   <sect2>
     <title>Working with the Systemd Journal</title>
 
-    <para>Logging on a system booted with systemd is handled by
-    systemd-journald (default), rather than a typical unix syslog daemon. 
-    systemd-journald write log entries to a binary file format, rather than
-    a plain text log file. To assist with parsing the file, the command
-    <command>journalctl</command> is provided. Here are some examples of
-    frequently used commands:</para>
+    <para>Logging on a system booted with systemd is handled with
+    systemd-journald (by default), rather than a typical unix syslog daemon.
+    You can also add a normal syslog daemon and have both work side by
+    side if desired. The systemd-journald program stores journal entries in a
+    binary format rather than a plain text log file. To assist with
+    parsing the file, the command <command>journalctl</command> is provided.
+    Here are some examples of frequently used commands:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>