Index: doc/book/book/ch01.xml
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--- doc/book/book/ch01.xml	(revision 10816)
+++ doc/book/book/ch01.xml	(working copy)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
             inheriting the history of the old—perhaps completely
             unrelated— file.  With Subversion, you can add,
             delete, copy, and rename both files and directories.  And
-            every newly added file begins a with a fresh, clean
+            every newly added file begins with a fresh, clean
             history all its own.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
Index: doc/book/book/ch04.xml
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--- doc/book/book/ch04.xml	(revision 10816)
+++ doc/book/book/ch04.xml	(working copy)
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
       <para>A word of warning: while <command>svn diff</command> and
         <command>svn merge</command> are very similar in concept, they
         do have different syntax in many cases.  Be sure to read about
-        them in Chapter 8 for details, or ask <command>svn
+        them in Chapter 9 for details, or ask <command>svn
         help</command>.  For example, <command>svn merge</command>
         requires a working-copy path as a target, i.e. a place where
         it should apply the tree-changes.  If the target isn't
Index: doc/book/book/ch05.xml
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--- doc/book/book/ch05.xml	(revision 10816)
+++ doc/book/book/ch05.xml	(working copy)
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@
       <para>Incremental backups using the repository dump format are
         excellent to have on hand if the database schema changes
         between successive versions of Subversion itself.  Since a
-        full repository dump and load are generally required to
+        complete repository dump and load are generally required to
         upgrade your repository to the new schema, it's very
         convenient to already have half of that process (the dump
         part) finished.  Unfortunately, the creation of&mdash;and
Index: doc/book/book/ch08.xml
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--- doc/book/book/ch08.xml	(revision 10816)
+++ doc/book/book/ch08.xml	(working copy)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
         code when certain actions take place.  These scripts are
         useful for notification, authorization, or whatever purposes
         the repository administrator desires.  This type of
-        functionality, and other utility provided by the repository
+        functionality, and other utilities provided by the repository
         library, is not strictly related to implementing a versioning
         filesystem, which is why it was placed into its own
         library.</para>