diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO.xml b/LDP/howto/docbook/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO.xml
index 0c14fbb3..92d523bc 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/docbook/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO.xml
+++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ e.g. only of portable shell scripts, use 'all' as its 'Architecture'.
For 'Depends' you might need to find out to which package a certain file or program
-your new package relies onto belongs to.
+your new package relies onto belongs.
You can use 'dpkg -S <file>' for this to find this out, e.g.:
$ dkpg -S /bin/cat
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ root# dpkg -i ./linuxstatus_1.1-1_all.deb
Type 'linuxstatus' or 'ls -l /usr/bin/linuxstatus' to see if it worked.
If you don't like your package any more, just type 'dpkg -r linuxstatus'
and check again that the package is deinstalled. If you install a newer version
-you don't have to remove the old one first, thought.
+you don't have to remove the old one first, though.
If you are curious about the version numbering scheme and
naming conventions for a Debian package, have a read at