diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index d939b44c54..6d5650ae05 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -1439,16 +1439,16 @@
         <para>
             You can submit patches without using the <filename>create-pull-request</filename> and
             <filename>send-pull-request</filename> scripts described in the previous section.
-            Keep in mind, the preferred method is to use the scripts, however.
+            However, keep in mind, the preferred method is to use the scripts.
         </para>
 
         <para>
             Depending on the components changed, you need to submit the email to a specific
             mailing list.
             For some guidance on which mailing list to use, see the list in the
-            "<link linkend='how-to-submit-a-change'>How to Submit a Change</link>" section
-            earlier in this manual.
-            For a description of the available mailing lists, see
+            "<link linkend='how-to-submit-a-change'>How to Submit a Change</link>" 
+            section.
+            For a description of the available mailing lists, see the
             "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#resources-mailinglist'>Mailing Lists</ulink>"
             section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
         </para>
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@
                     Using the <filename>--signoff</filename> option identifies you as the person
                     making the change and also satisfies the Developer's Certificate of
                     Origin (DCO) shown earlier.</para>
-                    <para>When you form a commit you must follow certain standards established by the
+                    <para>When you form a commit, you must follow certain standards established by the
                     Yocto Project development team.
                     See the earlier section
                     "<link linkend='how-to-submit-a-change'>How to Submit a Change</link>"
@@ -1474,17 +1474,21 @@
                     To format commits, use the <filename>git format-patch</filename> command.
                     When you provide the command, you must include a revision list or a number of patches
                     as part of the command.
-                    For example, these two commands each take the most recent single commit and
-                    format it as an email message in the current directory:
+                    For example, either of these two commands takes your most 
+                    recent single commit and formats it as an email message in 
+                    the current directory:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ git format-patch -1
+                    </literallayout>
+                    or
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ git format-patch HEAD~
                     </literallayout></para>
                     <para>After the command is run, the current directory contains a
                     numbered <filename>.patch</filename> file for the commit.</para>
                     <para>If you provide several commits as part of the command,
-                    the <filename>git format-patch</filename> command produces a numbered
-                    series of files in the current directory – one for each commit.
+                    the <filename>git format-patch</filename> command produces a 
+                    series of numbered files in the current directory – one for each commit.
                     If you have more than one patch, you should also use the
                     <filename>--cover</filename> option with the command, which generates a
                     cover letter as the first "patch" in the series.
@@ -1520,7 +1524,9 @@
                     The command also has several options that let you
                     specify recipients and perform further editing of the email message.
                     For information on how to use the <filename>git send-email</filename> command,
-                    use the <filename>man git-send-email</filename> command.</para></listitem>
+                    see <filename>GIT-SEND-EMAIL(1)</filename> displayed using 
+                    the <filename>man git-send-email</filename> command.
+                    </para></listitem>
             </itemizedlist>
         </para>
     </section>