1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index ff19fb716a..4372769c1c 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                Append files files must have the same name as the corresponding recipe.
+                Append files must have the same name as the corresponding recipe.
                 For example, the append file <filename>someapp_&DISTRO;.bbappend</filename> must
                 apply to <filename>someapp_&DISTRO;.bb</filename>.
-                This means the original recipe and append file names are version number specific.
+                This means the original recipe and append file names are version number-specific.
                 If the corresponding recipe is renamed to update to a newer version, the
                 underlying <filename>.bbappend</filename> file must be renamed as well.
                 During the build process, BitBake displays an error on starting if it detects a
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
                 Each layer is assigned a priority value.
                 Priority values control which layer takes precedence if there are recipe files with
                 the same name in multiple layers.
-                For these cases, the recipe file from the layer with a higher priority number taking precedence.
+                For these cases, the recipe file from the layer with a higher priority number takes precedence.
                 Priority values also affect the order in which multiple <filename>.bbappend</filename> files
                 for the same recipe are applied.
                 You can either specify the priority manually, or allow the build system to calculate it