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diff --git a/prologue/typography.xml b/prologue/typography.xml
index 3a54e8b0c..2a5b638d8 100644
--- a/prologue/typography.xml
+++ b/prologue/typography.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used
in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being
referenced.</para></blockquote>
-<para><filename>install-info: unknown option
-`--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</filename></para>
+<screen><computeroutput>install-info: unknown option `--dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</computeroutput></screen>
<blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen
output, probably as the result of commands issued, and is also used to
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ show filenames, such as <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para></blockquote
<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the
-book, mainly to emphasize important points, and to give examples of
-what to type.</para></blockquote>
+book, mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para></blockquote>
<para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
@@ -36,16 +34,15 @@ what to type.</para></blockquote>
book and to external pages such as HOWTOs, download locations and
websites.</para></blockquote>
-<screen><userinput>cat &gt; $LFS/etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
+<screen><userinput>cat &gt; $LFS/etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"
root:x:0:
bin:x:1:
......
-<userinput>EOF</userinput>
-</screen>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
<blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating
configuration files. The first command tells the system to create
-the file $LFS/etc/group from whatever is typed on the following lines until
+the file <filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the following lines until
the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally
typed as seen.</para></blockquote>