diff --git a/docs/intro/community.rst b/docs/intro/community.rst
index 5b72ac27f..afb4c5ec1 100644
--- a/docs/intro/community.rst
+++ b/docs/intro/community.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advanc
 PEPs
 ----
 
-PEPs are *Python Enhancement Proposals*. They are define change to Python itself, or the standards around it.
+PEPs are *Python Enhancement Proposals*. They define changes to Python itself, or the standards around it.
 
 There are three different types of PEPs (as defined by `PEP1 <http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/>`_):
 
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ Submitting a PEP
 
  Here's an overview of the PEP acceptance workflow:
 
- .. image:: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/pep-0001-1.png
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+ .. image:: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001/pep-0001-1.png
diff --git a/docs/starting/installation.rst b/docs/starting/installation.rst
index e7fa0bb3a..25edbcf7c 100644
--- a/docs/starting/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/starting/installation.rst
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ pypi.python.org, amongst a few other sources. It also plays well with
 *virtualenv* and user-enviornments.
 
 **easy_install** is considered by many to be a deprecated system, so we
-will install it's replacement: **pip**. Pip allows for uninstallation
-of packages, and is actively maintained, unlike setuptool's easy_install.
+will install its replacement: **pip**. Pip allows for uninstallation
+of packages and is actively maintained, unlike setuptool's easy_install.
 
 To install *pip* and Distribute's *easy_install*:
 
diff --git a/docs/starting/which-python.rst b/docs/starting/which-python.rst
index 862647a26..cbc90e563 100644
--- a/docs/starting/which-python.rst
+++ b/docs/starting/which-python.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Which Python to use?
 Today
 -----
 
-If you're choosing a Python interpreter to use, I *highly* recommend you Use Python 2.7.x, unless you have a strong reason not to.
+If you're choosing a Python interpreter to use, I *highly* recommend you use Python 2.7.x, unless you have a strong reason not to.
 
 
 The Future
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ Which Python to Support?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 If you're starting work on a new Python module, I recommend you write it for
-Python 2.5 or 2.6, and add support for Python3 in a later iteration.
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+Python 2.5 or 2.6, and add support for Python3 in a later iteration.