diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
index 4ad4dbc864..fef07e5797 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
@@ -405,13 +405,13 @@
                 However, in the <filename>meta-mymachine</filename> layer in 
                 <filename>recipes-kernel/linux</filename> resides a <filename>.bbappend</filename>
                 file named <filename>linux-yocto_3.0.bbappend</filename> that 
-                is appended to the recipe of the same name in <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux</filename>.
-                Thus, the <filename>SRCREV</filename> statements in the "append" file override
+                appends information to the recipe of the same name in <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux</filename>.
+                Thus, the <filename>SRCREV</filename> statements in the append file override
                 the more general statements found in <filename>meta</filename>.
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                The <filename>SRCREV</filename> statements in the "append" file currently identify
+                The <filename>SRCREV</filename> statements in the append file currently identify
                 the kernel that supports the Crown Bay BSP with and without EMGD support.
                 Here are the statements: 
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>