Grammar, spelling, and usage police. This commit brought to you by

the letters "B" and "C".  And some Chinese symbols as well.

30 files changed, 115 insertions, 112 deletions

diff --git a/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg-descr
index b93807f2ffc0..0e9085194e41 100644
--- a/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/bonnie/pkg-descr
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ It does reads and writes of blocks, testing for the limit of sustained
 data rate (usually limited by the drive or controller) and updates on
 a file (better simulating normal operating conditions and quite dependent 
 on drive and OS optimisations).
-The per character read and write tests are generally limited by CPU speed
-only on current generation hardware. It takes some 35 SPECint92 to read
+
+The per-character read and write tests are generally limited by CPU speed
+only on current-generation hardware. It takes some 35 SPECint92 to read
 or write a file at a rate of 1MB/s using getc() and putc().
+
 The seek tests are dependent on the buffer cache size, since the fraction
 of disk blocks that fits into the buffer cache will be found without any 
 disk operation and will contribute zero seek time readings. I.e. if the 
diff --git a/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg-descr
index fb8474c491f6..4ae39f7ee232 100644
--- a/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/bytebench/pkg-descr
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 The BYTE benchmark suite tests several aspects of system performance.
 
-An article, which describes the concepts and helps understand the results 
+An article which describes the concepts and helps understand the results 
 can be found in the doc directory (/usr/local/lib/bytebench/doc if you use 
 a PREFIX of /usr/local).
 
 This benchmark is quite prominent among Linux users, and there is a patched 
-version available from some web suite, from where results are made available, 
+version available from some web suite from where results are made available, 
 too.
 
 Since they offer some results of non-Linux systems for comparison, they might 
diff --git a/benchmarks/iozone/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/iozone/pkg-descr
index b113b7353e50..b62141378c87 100644
--- a/benchmarks/iozone/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/iozone/pkg-descr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Iozone: 'IO Zone' Benchmark Program
 
 Iozone tests the speed of sequential I/O to actual files.  Therefore,
-this measurement factors in the efficiency of you machines file
+this measurement factors in the efficiency of your machine's file
 system, operating system, C compiler, and C runtime library.  It
 produces a measurement which is the number of bytes per second that
 your system can read or write to a file.
diff --git a/benchmarks/iozone21/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/iozone21/pkg-descr
index b113b7353e50..b62141378c87 100644
--- a/benchmarks/iozone21/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/iozone21/pkg-descr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Iozone: 'IO Zone' Benchmark Program
 
 Iozone tests the speed of sequential I/O to actual files.  Therefore,
-this measurement factors in the efficiency of you machines file
+this measurement factors in the efficiency of your machine's file
 system, operating system, C compiler, and C runtime library.  It
 produces a measurement which is the number of bytes per second that
 your system can read or write to a file.
diff --git a/benchmarks/nbench/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/nbench/pkg-descr
index 5f6ae2f57145..fba3ca2051ae 100644
--- a/benchmarks/nbench/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/nbench/pkg-descr
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-  BYTE Magazine's native  benchmarks (also called BYTEmark)
-designed to expose the capabilities of a system's CPU, FPU,
-and memory system.
+BYTE Magazine's native benchmarks (also called BYTEmark), which are
+designed to expose the capabilities of a system's CPU, FPU, and memory
+system.
diff --git a/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg-descr
index 152de12ce398..91d4bffc40dd 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/tcpblast/pkg-descr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-TCPBLAST measures the throughput of a tcp connection
-It was written by Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@nic.eu.net>
+TCPBLAST measures the throughput of a tcp connection.
+It was written by Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@nic.eu.net>.
diff --git a/benchmarks/unixbench/pkg-descr b/benchmarks/unixbench/pkg-descr
index fb8474c491f6..4ae39f7ee232 100644
--- a/benchmarks/unixbench/pkg-descr
+++ b/benchmarks/unixbench/pkg-descr
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 The BYTE benchmark suite tests several aspects of system performance.
 
-An article, which describes the concepts and helps understand the results 
+An article which describes the concepts and helps understand the results 
 can be found in the doc directory (/usr/local/lib/bytebench/doc if you use 
 a PREFIX of /usr/local).
 
 This benchmark is quite prominent among Linux users, and there is a patched 
-version available from some web suite, from where results are made available, 
+version available from some web suite from where results are made available, 
 too.
 
 Since they offer some results of non-Linux systems for comparison, they might 
diff --git a/cad/acs/pkg-descr b/cad/acs/pkg-descr
index a74d21b0a257..5467b11b6765 100644
--- a/cad/acs/pkg-descr
+++ b/cad/acs/pkg-descr
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-ACS is a general purpose circuit simulator.  It performs nonlinear
-dc and transient analyses, fourier analysis, and ac analysis
+ACS is a general-purpose circuit simulator.  It performs nonlinear
+DC and transient analyses, Fourier analysis, and AC analysis
 linearized at an operating point.  It is fully interactive and
 command driven.  It can also be run in batch mode or as a server.
-The output is produced as it simulates.  Spice compatible models
+The output is produced as it simulates.  Spice-compatible models
 for the MOSFET (level 1 and 2) and diode are included in this
 release.
 
 Since it is fully interactive, it is possible to make changes and
 re-simulate quickly.  The interactive design makes it well suited
-to the typical iterative design process used it optimizing a circuit
+to the typical iterative design process used in optimizing a circuit
 design.  It is also well suited to undergraduate teaching where
 Spice in batch mode can be quite intimidating.  This version, while
 still officially in beta test, should be stable enough for basic
diff --git a/cad/kaskade/pkg-descr b/cad/kaskade/pkg-descr
index 855a97fd9502..34bffa2ed308 100644
--- a/cad/kaskade/pkg-descr
+++ b/cad/kaskade/pkg-descr
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 The KASKADE 3.1 software package solves linear scalar elliptic and
 parabolic problems in 1, 2, 3 space dimensions with adaptive finite
 element methods.
+
 Furthermore, the toolbox includes extensions for handling systems of
 equations and example algorithms for nonlinear methods used in obstacle,
 porous media or Stefan problems.
-Core of the program is a variety og multilevel/multigrid preconditioners
-for the arising linear systems.
 
-The code, a programmer's manual describing the software design,
-and a user's guide are available by anonymous ftp
+The core of the program is a variety of multilevel/multigrid
+preconditioners for the arising linear systems.
 
-from the MGNet or from the eLib at the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum in Berlin.
+The code, a programmer's manual describing the software design, and a
+user's guide are available by anonymous ftp from the MGNet or from the
+eLib at the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum in Berlin.
 
    elib:
    =====
diff --git a/cad/pcb/pkg-descr b/cad/pcb/pkg-descr
index 92e4fb064e1f..466fbcf10cf4 100644
--- a/cad/pcb/pkg-descr
+++ b/cad/pcb/pkg-descr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Pcb - X11 interactive printed circuit board layout system.
-Pcb is a handy tool for	the  X Window Systemm build  to
-design  printed	circuit	boards. All coordinate units are
-1/1000 inch.
+
+Pcb is a handy tool for	the X Window System to design printed
+circuit	boards.  All coordinate units are 1/1000 inch.
diff --git a/cad/spice/pkg-descr b/cad/spice/pkg-descr
index 4d7c58e2c684..8b2781bc4bfc 100644
--- a/cad/spice/pkg-descr
+++ b/cad/spice/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-SPICE is a general-purpose circuit simulation program for nonlinear dc,
-nonlinear transient, and linear ac analyses. Circuits may contain resistors,
+SPICE is a general-purpose circuit simulation program for nonlinear DC,
+nonlinear transient, and linear AC analyses. Circuits may contain resistors,
 capacitors, inductors, mutual inductors, independent voltage and current
 sources, four types of dependent sources, lossless and lossy transmission
 lines (two separate implementations), switches, uniform distributed RC
diff --git a/chinese/FreeWnn-lib/pkg-descr b/chinese/FreeWnn-lib/pkg-descr
index 0dc44fd489d6..fc70d58e3908 100644
--- a/chinese/FreeWnn-lib/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/FreeWnn-lib/pkg-descr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is Wnn4.2, a Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method.  It is
 included primarily so that we can compile mule-2.1, a multilingual
 emacs.
 
-Only the Chinese version is build for this port.
+Only the Chinese version is built for this port.
 
 Note that binaries and libraries go to /usr/local, while man pages and 
 includes go to /usr/X11R6.  That's the way it was designed, I don't
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ know why.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-This also include some patches for FreeBSD or bugfix.
-If use this patches, you can compile Wnn-4.2 under XFree86 3.1.2E
- or later(X11Release6.1).
-If there are any problem in this patches, please know me via E-mail.
+This also include some patches for FreeBSD or bugfixes.
+If use these patches, you can compile Wnn-4.2 under XFree86 3.1.2E
+ or later (X11Release6.1).
+If there are any problem in these patches, please tell me via E-mail.
 
 Hidekazu Kuroki
 (hidekazu@cs.titech.ac.jp)
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Hisashi ITO <his@kuro.is.sci.toho-u.ac.jp> make a patch for
+Hisashi ITO <his@kuro.is.sci.toho-u.ac.jp> made a patch for
 Xsi/jserver/b_index.c. This code is only used in a Chinese method
 'cWnn'. But you are not able to use 'Qianma' very well.
 
-That bug is cuased by what cWnn has codes depend on architectures
+That bug is caused by what cWnn has codes depend on architectures
 about small-endian and big-endian machines.
 
-If there are any problem in this patch, please know Mr. Ito via
+If there are any problem in this patch, please tell Mr. Ito via
 E-mail.
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Patches for those are in 'Wnn4.2.patch.tar.gz' and are applied in this
 port.
 
 [Notice]
-When compiling by this ports, if $LOCALBASE is not '/usr/local' and/or
+When compiling this port, if $LOCALBASE is not '/usr/local' and/or
 $X11BASE is not '/usr/X11R6' then you should properly change two lines
 '@cwd /usr/local' and '@cwd /usr/X11R6' in
 $PORTSDIR/chinese/Wnn/pkg/PLIST.
diff --git a/chinese/FreeWnn-server/pkg-descr b/chinese/FreeWnn-server/pkg-descr
index 0dc44fd489d6..fc70d58e3908 100644
--- a/chinese/FreeWnn-server/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/FreeWnn-server/pkg-descr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is Wnn4.2, a Japanese/Chinese/Korean input method.  It is
 included primarily so that we can compile mule-2.1, a multilingual
 emacs.
 
-Only the Chinese version is build for this port.
+Only the Chinese version is built for this port.
 
 Note that binaries and libraries go to /usr/local, while man pages and 
 includes go to /usr/X11R6.  That's the way it was designed, I don't
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ know why.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-This also include some patches for FreeBSD or bugfix.
-If use this patches, you can compile Wnn-4.2 under XFree86 3.1.2E
- or later(X11Release6.1).
-If there are any problem in this patches, please know me via E-mail.
+This also include some patches for FreeBSD or bugfixes.
+If use these patches, you can compile Wnn-4.2 under XFree86 3.1.2E
+ or later (X11Release6.1).
+If there are any problem in these patches, please tell me via E-mail.
 
 Hidekazu Kuroki
 (hidekazu@cs.titech.ac.jp)
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Hisashi ITO <his@kuro.is.sci.toho-u.ac.jp> make a patch for
+Hisashi ITO <his@kuro.is.sci.toho-u.ac.jp> made a patch for
 Xsi/jserver/b_index.c. This code is only used in a Chinese method
 'cWnn'. But you are not able to use 'Qianma' very well.
 
-That bug is cuased by what cWnn has codes depend on architectures
+That bug is caused by what cWnn has codes depend on architectures
 about small-endian and big-endian machines.
 
-If there are any problem in this patch, please know Mr. Ito via
+If there are any problem in this patch, please tell Mr. Ito via
 E-mail.
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Patches for those are in 'Wnn4.2.patch.tar.gz' and are applied in this
 port.
 
 [Notice]
-When compiling by this ports, if $LOCALBASE is not '/usr/local' and/or
+When compiling this port, if $LOCALBASE is not '/usr/local' and/or
 $X11BASE is not '/usr/X11R6' then you should properly change two lines
 '@cwd /usr/local' and '@cwd /usr/X11R6' in
 $PORTSDIR/chinese/Wnn/pkg/PLIST.
diff --git a/chinese/bg5ps/pkg-descr b/chinese/bg5ps/pkg-descr
index 771d73d82a12..4d336377cbff 100644
--- a/chinese/bg5ps/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/bg5ps/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-bg5ps is a Python script that generates Postscript from Chinese Big5 encoded
-file. You have to specify the TTF font path (default: ~/.bg5ps.conf).
+bg5ps is a Python script that generates Postscript from a Chinese Big5
+encoded file. You have to specify the TTF font path (default: ~/.bg5ps.conf).
 
 bg5ps -fp fontpath -fn fontname
       -o [1|0] -e [1|0]
diff --git a/chinese/big5con/pkg-descr b/chinese/big5con/pkg-descr
index 608cad526339..dc64e22ad835 100644
--- a/chinese/big5con/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/big5con/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Kon is a kanji console. This is an alpha version. Supported video card is
-VGA only, and, supported font are Minix/V and BDF. This program requires
+VGA only, and, supported fonts are Minix/V and BDF. This program requires
 shared memory.
 
 This version supports ja_JP.ujis ja_JP.sjis zh_TW.big5 zh_CN.ugb ko_KR.euc.
diff --git a/chinese/cxterm/pkg-descr b/chinese/cxterm/pkg-descr
index 7ee9f2c8c4b2..def89514da56 100644
--- a/chinese/cxterm/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/cxterm/pkg-descr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 cxterm is a xterm replacement with Chinese (Simple/GB and Complex/Big5)
 support.  This version of cxterm is derived from the X11R6 xterm, and thus
-has simular capabilities.
+has similar capabilities.
 
-Note, if you are a new user, or not quite understand X resources or X font
+Note, if you are a new user, or do not quite understand X resources or X font
 paths, etc., simply use the command "CXterm".
 
 
diff --git a/chinese/gb2ps/pkg-descr b/chinese/gb2ps/pkg-descr
index 3bd2cd3b793f..26a0a02f4ead 100644
--- a/chinese/gb2ps/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/gb2ps/pkg-descr
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Examples:
 	input:	gb2ps -b 3 -e 5 cm9208a.hz cm
 	output:	PS program cm from page 3 to page 5.
 
-then you can print out the chinese document by sending the PS output
+then you can print out the Chinese document by sending the PS output
 to your PS printer.
diff --git a/chinese/gbscript/pkg-descr b/chinese/gbscript/pkg-descr
index e1f35cde85ea..5036df41944e 100644
--- a/chinese/gbscript/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/gbscript/pkg-descr
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ Chinese bitmap fonts, which are:
        NOTE:
         o  cclib.j24, cclib.f24,  cclib.k24,  cclib.h24  and cclib.n24
            are a different set of font  files (although  derived  from
-           same origins), they cannot be used with GBscript.
+           same origins); they cannot be used with GBscript.
         o  some  fonts do not include those zones for special  symbols
            (in order to  save some  disk  space), thus  they  are  not
-           continuous  in zone and there  exist 'zone  gaps', GBscript
-           currently cannot handle this type of fonts.
+           continuous  in zone and there  exist 'zone  gaps'. GBscript
+           currently cannot handle this type of font.
 
        Location:  Chinese bitmap fonts can be found in
            /ftp@ifcss.org:/software/fonts/
diff --git a/chinese/hztty/pkg-descr b/chinese/hztty/pkg-descr
index bde75d659ac0..ed4d0abb62d5 100644
--- a/chinese/hztty/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/hztty/pkg-descr
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
  For example, running hztty on cxterm can allow you to read/write
  Chinese in HZ format, which was not supported by cxterm.
  If you have many applications in different encodings but your
- favor terminal program only supports one, hztty can make life easy.
+ favorite terminal program only supports one, hztty can make life easy.
  For example, hztty can your GB cxterm into a HZ terminal, a
  Unicode (16bit, or UTF8, or UTF7) terminal, or a Big5 terminal.
  
  The idea is to open a new shell session on top of the current one
  and to translate the encoding between the new tty and the orignal.
  For example, if your application uses encoding A and your terminal
- supports encoding B.  Hztty catches the output of the application
+ supports encoding B, hztty catches the output of the application
  and converts them from A to B before sending to the terminal.
  Similarly, hztty converts all the terminal input from B to A before
  sending to the application.
diff --git a/chinese/kcfonts/pkg-descr b/chinese/kcfonts/pkg-descr
index 669226af667e..23e51868e33e 100644
--- a/chinese/kcfonts/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/kcfonts/pkg-descr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 kcfonts is a suit of chinese Ming Fanti fonts for X-window 
 
-kcfonts' fonts are contributed by Kau Chauo Information CO. to all TANet
- users running on PC. thanks Chin-Hao Tsai <c-tsai@uiuc.edu> converted it to
- the style of ETen's fonts. Now you can use kcfonts & crxvt to view 
- chinese by BIG5 encoding.
+kcfonts' fonts are contributed by Kau Chauo Information CO. to all
+TANet users running on PC. Thanks Chin-Hao Tsai <c-tsai@uiuc.edu>, who
+converted it to the style of ETen's fonts. Now you can use kcfonts &
+crxvt to view Chinese by BIG5 encoding.
 
 -- Pa <Pa@FreeBSD.ee.ntu.edu.tw> 
diff --git a/chinese/lunar/pkg-descr b/chinese/lunar/pkg-descr
index d9e42c95876d..1ce4d4b3f6bf 100644
--- a/chinese/lunar/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/lunar/pkg-descr
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Given a date in either calendar, the program also outputs the corresponding
 The date range currently covered is from about 1900 A.D. to 2049 A.D.
 
 The standard time of the Lunar Calendar is Beijing (Hong Kong) Standard Time,
-not GMT.  Be sure to adjust appropriately for other time zones and "Day-light
+not GMT.  Be sure to adjust appropriately for other time zones and "Daylight
 Saving Time".
 
 -- David O'Brien
diff --git a/chinese/ted/pkg-descr b/chinese/ted/pkg-descr
index 80927d9af99b..f864d148377d 100644
--- a/chinese/ted/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/ted/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Ted is a small and powerful Text editor for X Window,
-the interface is like PE2 on DOS
+Ted is a small and powerful Text editor for the X Window System.
+The interface is like PE2 on DOS.
 
 - Vanilla
 vanilla@MinJe.com.TW
diff --git a/chinese/xcin/pkg-descr b/chinese/xcin/pkg-descr
index bcfe424d3f96..bcb29198e732 100644
--- a/chinese/xcin/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/xcin/pkg-descr
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-    Thanks to Mr. Edward Der-Hua Liu and others who developed the xcin
-system.  With the wonderful program, we can do a lot of operation with
-Chinese under  X-window in the UN*X world.  As time goes on, more  and 
-more  people use it,  and more and more comments appear.  The  package
-upgraded  with  time but it seems that  the  install  process  is  not 
-convenient  and  self-consistent.  These  confuse  a  lot  of  people, 
-especially for new users in the UN*X world. We often see the `Big FAQs' 
-about  xcin  such  as `how  can  I install the Chinese  fonts' or `the 
-cj2cin  command  not  found' or `the  crxvt  terminal is too big!!' or 
-something  appears  in  the newsgroup again and again.  In  fact, such 
-problems  are easy to modify.  Beasuse I really like this program  and 
-feel that I may do something to improve this package, so I try my best 
-to  re-write  the  Makefiles  and  auto-configuration programs of this 
-package to try  to  solve  these troubles.  This comes the  `xcin-2.3' 
-project. 
+Thanks to Mr. Edward Der-Hua Liu and others who developed the xcin
+system. With the wonderful program, we can do a lot of operations with
+Chinese under the X Window System in the UN*X world. As time goes on,
+more and more people use it, and more and more comments appear. The
+package hs been upgraded with time but it seems that the install process
+is not convenient and self-consistent. These confuse a lot of people,
+especially for new users in the UN*X world. We often see the `Big FAQs'
+about xcin such as `how can I install the Chinese fonts' or `the cj2cin
+command not found' or `the crxvt terminal is too big!!' or something
+appears in the newsgroup again and again. In fact, such problems are
+easy to remedy. Because I really like this program and feel that I may
+do something to improve this package, I try my best to re-write the
+Makefiles and auto-configuration programs of this package to try to
+solve these troubles. This comes the `xcin-2.3' project.
diff --git a/chinese/xcin25/pkg-descr b/chinese/xcin25/pkg-descr
index bcfe424d3f96..bcb29198e732 100644
--- a/chinese/xcin25/pkg-descr
+++ b/chinese/xcin25/pkg-descr
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-    Thanks to Mr. Edward Der-Hua Liu and others who developed the xcin
-system.  With the wonderful program, we can do a lot of operation with
-Chinese under  X-window in the UN*X world.  As time goes on, more  and 
-more  people use it,  and more and more comments appear.  The  package
-upgraded  with  time but it seems that  the  install  process  is  not 
-convenient  and  self-consistent.  These  confuse  a  lot  of  people, 
-especially for new users in the UN*X world. We often see the `Big FAQs' 
-about  xcin  such  as `how  can  I install the Chinese  fonts' or `the 
-cj2cin  command  not  found' or `the  crxvt  terminal is too big!!' or 
-something  appears  in  the newsgroup again and again.  In  fact, such 
-problems  are easy to modify.  Beasuse I really like this program  and 
-feel that I may do something to improve this package, so I try my best 
-to  re-write  the  Makefiles  and  auto-configuration programs of this 
-package to try  to  solve  these troubles.  This comes the  `xcin-2.3' 
-project. 
+Thanks to Mr. Edward Der-Hua Liu and others who developed the xcin
+system. With the wonderful program, we can do a lot of operations with
+Chinese under the X Window System in the UN*X world. As time goes on,
+more and more people use it, and more and more comments appear. The
+package hs been upgraded with time but it seems that the install process
+is not convenient and self-consistent. These confuse a lot of people,
+especially for new users in the UN*X world. We often see the `Big FAQs'
+about xcin such as `how can I install the Chinese fonts' or `the cj2cin
+command not found' or `the crxvt terminal is too big!!' or something
+appears in the newsgroup again and again. In fact, such problems are
+easy to remedy. Because I really like this program and feel that I may
+do something to improve this package, I try my best to re-write the
+Makefiles and auto-configuration programs of this package to try to
+solve these troubles. This comes the `xcin-2.3' project.
diff --git a/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg-descr b/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg-descr
index 99aee9b0d5f8..3f10643b2cf2 100644
--- a/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg-descr
+++ b/comms/mgetty+sendfax/pkg-descr
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-Mgetty is a ``smart'' getty replacement, designed to be used with hayes
+Mgetty is a ``smart'' getty replacement, designed to be used with Hayes
 compatible data and data/fax modems.
+
 Mgetty knows about modem initialization, manual modem answering (so your
 modem doesn't answer if the machine isn't ready), UUCP locking (so you can
 use the same device for dial-in and dial-out).
+
 Mgetty provides very extensive logging facilities.
 
-Sendfax send the named g3 fax files to the fax machine at "phone number". 
+Sendfax sends the named g3 fax files to the fax machine at "phone number". 
 The g3 files can be created with pbmtog3(1) or GNU's GhostScript with the
 "digifax" driver.
 
diff --git a/comms/seyon/pkg-descr b/comms/seyon/pkg-descr
index 8899a51560ec..491952d55b6f 100644
--- a/comms/seyon/pkg-descr
+++ b/comms/seyon/pkg-descr
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ the X Window System. Its features include:
 	  remote hosts.
 	- Unlimited number of slots for external file transfer protocols.
 	- Support for zmodem auto-download.
-	- Translation modes. Seyon can perfrom useful trasnlations on the 
+	- Translation modes. Seyon can perform useful translations on the 
 	  user's input.
-	- interactive setting of program parameters
-	- on-line help
-	- modem speeds up to 115200 bps
-	- software (XON/XOFF) and hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control
-	- session capture to a file
-	- temporary running of a local shell in the terminal emulation window.
+	- Interactive setting of program parameters.
+	- On-line help.
+	- Modem speeds up to 115200 bps.
+	- Software (XON/XOFF) and hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control.
+	- Session capture to a file.
+	- Temporary running of a local shell in the terminal emulation window.
 
 Seyon is intended to be both simple and extensively configurable.
 Almost every aspect of Seyon can be configured via the resources
 to suit the user's taste.
-
diff --git a/comms/tkhylafax/pkg-descr b/comms/tkhylafax/pkg-descr
index 552e5f9d448a..1ec0a0250419 100644
--- a/comms/tkhylafax/pkg-descr
+++ b/comms/tkhylafax/pkg-descr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ tkhylafax is a tcl/tk interface to Sam Leffler's HYLAFAX package
 
 features:
 	o Batching fax destinations
-	o Builtin faxnumber database
+	o Built-in fax number database
 	o Fast cover sheet generation 
 	o Cover sheet preview
 	o Cover sheet ONLY transmission option
diff --git a/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg-descr b/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg-descr
index 9c2eabcebea2..9c8934108ae6 100644
--- a/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg-descr
+++ b/comms/zmtx-zmrx/pkg-descr
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ they don't do remote commands, or any of that other stuff.
 
 Note, zmtx-zmrx is not derived from Chuck Forsberg's rzsz package.  
 The only restriction is that you will not use this software for
-commercial purposes.  (commercial licenses are available contact the
-author for info)
+commercial purposes.  (Commercial licenses are available; contact the
+author for info.)
diff --git a/converters/recode/pkg-descr b/converters/recode/pkg-descr
index d6a30ea507dc..1453686878ab 100644
--- a/converters/recode/pkg-descr
+++ b/converters/recode/pkg-descr
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ character sets:
 	http://www.niso.org/pccodes.htm
 
 See http://www.freebsd.org/~wosch/src/recode-3.4-bib.tar.gz
-Extract the archive and follow the instructions in REDAME.bib.
+Extract the archive and follow the instructions in README.bib.
diff --git a/math/kaskade/pkg-descr b/math/kaskade/pkg-descr
index 855a97fd9502..34bffa2ed308 100644
--- a/math/kaskade/pkg-descr
+++ b/math/kaskade/pkg-descr
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 The KASKADE 3.1 software package solves linear scalar elliptic and
 parabolic problems in 1, 2, 3 space dimensions with adaptive finite
 element methods.
+
 Furthermore, the toolbox includes extensions for handling systems of
 equations and example algorithms for nonlinear methods used in obstacle,
 porous media or Stefan problems.
-Core of the program is a variety og multilevel/multigrid preconditioners
-for the arising linear systems.
 
-The code, a programmer's manual describing the software design,
-and a user's guide are available by anonymous ftp
+The core of the program is a variety of multilevel/multigrid
+preconditioners for the arising linear systems.
 
-from the MGNet or from the eLib at the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum in Berlin.
+The code, a programmer's manual describing the software design, and a
+user's guide are available by anonymous ftp from the MGNet or from the
+eLib at the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum in Berlin.
 
    elib:
    =====