diff --git a/sys/man/1/ns b/sys/man/1/ns
index bbbe728bb..6859671a9 100644
--- a/sys/man/1/ns
+++ b/sys/man/1/ns
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ The names of files printed by
 .I ns
 will be inaccurate if a file or directory it includes has been renamed.
 
-The name of this tool is reminiscent of national socialism and nextstep, it's hard to decide which one is worse.
+The name of this tool is reminiscent of National Socialism and NeXTSTEP, it's hard to decide which one is worse.
diff --git a/sys/man/4/cwfs b/sys/man/4/cwfs
index e6a461fdb..ffdaed4b2 100644
--- a/sys/man/4/cwfs
+++ b/sys/man/4/cwfs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ in order to be compatible with some existing file systems, notably
 These parameters can be changed by recompilation.
 .PP
 .I Cwfs
-places its server 9P connaction in
+places its server 9P connection in
 .BI /srv/ name\f1
 and its command pipe in
 .BI /srv/ name\f1 .cmd,
diff --git a/sys/man/8/9boot b/sys/man/8/9boot
index 3ef167b2b..a7c2549ed 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/9boot
+++ b/sys/man/8/9boot
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ boot parameters. It is chainloaded by
 .IR pbs,
 wich locates it in the root of the active
 FAT partition. The
-.B plan9.ini
+.B plan9.ini (8)
 file is read from the root directory of the FAT
 filesystem.
 .SH CD-ROM BOOTING
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ Booting from CD-ROM requires
 .IR 9bootiso
 to be included in the ISO-9660 image under
 .B 386/9bootiso,
-set as a non emulation bootblock. See
-.IR mk9660 (8).
+set as a non emulation bootblock (see
+.IR mk9660 (8)).
 The BIOS loads the first 2K of 
 .B 386/9bootiso
 into memory and then executes the program. The remainder