diff --git a/chapter08/bash.xml b/chapter08/bash.xml
index 46d8e00a1..e2d32bba4 100644
--- a/chapter08/bash.xml
+++ b/chapter08/bash.xml
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="test">chown -Rv tester .</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>The testsuite of the package is designed to be ran as a non-root
-    user, owning the terminal connected to standard input.  To satisfy the
-    requirement, spawn a new pseudoterminal using
+    <para>The testsuite of the package is designed to be run as a non-root
+    user that owns the terminal connected to standard input.  To satisfy the
+    requirement, spawn a new pseudo terminal using
     <application>Expect</application> and run the tests as the <systemitem
     class="username">tester</systemitem> user:</para>