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diff --git a/man/nss-myhostname.xml b/man/nss-myhostname.xml
index 46b7471b0..efbadac33 100644
--- a/man/nss-myhostname.xml
+++ b/man/nss-myhostname.xml
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@
 
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>nss-myhostname</refname>
-                <refpurpose>Provide host name resolution for the locally
+                <refpurpose>Provide hostname resolution for the locally
                 configured system hostname.</refpurpose>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
-                <cmdsynopsis>
-                        <command>nss-myhostname.la</command>
-                </cmdsynopsis>
+                <para><filename>nss-myhostname.la</filename></para>
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
@@ -60,17 +58,17 @@
 
                 <para><command>nss-myhostname</command> is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch
                 (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>)
-                providing host name resolution for the locally configured system
+                providing hostname resolution for the locally configured system
                 hostname as returned by
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-                Various software relies on an always resolvable local host name. When
-                using dynamic hostnames this is usually achieved by patching
+                Various software relies on an always-resolvable local hostname. When
+                using dynamic hostnames, this is usually achieved by patching
                 <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> at the same time as changing the host
                 name. This however is not ideal since it requires a writable
                 <filename>/etc</filename> file system and is fragile because the file
                 might be edited by the administrator at the same time. <command>nss-myhostname</command>
-                simply returns all locally configure public IP addresses, or -- if none
-                are configured -- the IPv4 address 127.0.0.2 (wich is on the local
+                simply returns all locally configured public IP addresses, or, if none
+                are configured, the IPv4 address 127.0.0.2 (which is on the local
                 loopback) and the IPv6 address ::1 (which is the local host) for
                 whatever system hostname is configured locally. Patching
                 <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> is thus no longer necessary.</para>
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ $ getent ahosts `hostname`
 127.0.0.2       RAW
                 </programlisting>
 
-                <para>In this case the local host name is <varname>omega</varname>.</para>
+                <para>In this case the local hostname is <varname>omega</varname>.</para>
 
         </refsect1>