diff --git a/README b/README
index 78c9890..69556f9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ acts as the automation control of the commands to be run. Finally, if you have
 specified it to do so, and have the necessary packages available (jhalfs can
 download them if you need it to), it can begin and log the build process.
 
-There are several options that jhalfs can employ, and that may be useful to
+There are several options that jhalfs can employ and that may be useful to
 your particular needs. For a full list run:
 
 jhalfs --help
diff --git a/jhalfs b/jhalfs
index 7015c1a..362243e 100755
--- a/jhalfs
+++ b/jhalfs
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ Options:
                                 jhalfs produces will be in the directory
                                 DIR/jhalfs. Default is \"/mnt/lfs\".
 
-  -P, --get-packages            download the packages and patches. That
-                                depend on the server declared in the 
-                                jhalfs.conf file having the proper packages
-                                and patches versions for the book version
-                                being processed.
+  -P, --get-packages            download the packages and patches. This
+                                assumes that the server declared in the 
+                                jhalfs.conf file has the proper packages
+                                and patches for the book version being
+                                processed.
 
   -D, --download-client CLIENT  use CLIENT as the program for retrieving
                                 packages (for use in conjunction with -P)
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ Options:
   -L, --LFS-version VER         ckeckout VER version of the LFS book.
                                 Supported versions at this time are:
                                 
-         dev* | trunk | SVN     alias for Development LFS
-         testing | 6.1.1        alias for the testing 6.1.1 branch 
+         dev* | trunk | SVN     aliases for Development LFS
+         testing | 6.1.1        aliases for the testing 6.1.1 branch 
 
   -T, --testsuites              add support to run the optional testsuites
 
   --no-toolchain-test           don't run the toolchain testsuites. This
-                                disables also the build of TCL, Expect
+                                also disables the build of TCL, Expect
                                 and DejaGNU
 
   --timezone TIMEZONE           set TIMEZONE as the local timezone. If not
-                                specified, Europe/London will be used.
+                                specified, \"Europe/London\" will be used.
 
   --page_size PAGE              set PAGE as the default page size (letter
                                 or A4). This setting is required to
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ Options:
                                 created.
 
   -C, --kernel-config FILE      use the kernel configuration file specified
-                                in FILE to build the kernel. If not found,
-                                the kernel build is skipped.
+                                in FILE to build the kernel. If the file is
+				not found, or if not specified, the kernel
+				build is skipped.
 
   -M, --run-make                run make on the generated Makefile