diff --git a/language/exceptions.xml b/language/exceptions.xml
index 6d62306446..b90eb7132d 100644
--- a/language/exceptions.xml
+++ b/language/exceptions.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.exceptions">
   <title>Exceptions</title>
 
   <para>
    PHP 5 has an exception model similar to that of other programming languages.
-   An exception can be thrown, try and caught within PHP. A Try block must
-   include at least one catch block. Multiple catch blocks can be used to
-   catch different classtypes; execution will continue after that last catch
-   block defined in sequence. Exceptions can be thrown within catch blocks.
+   An exception can be <literal>throw</literal>n, and caught
+   ("<literal>catch</literal>ed") within PHP. Code may be surrounded in a
+   <literal>try</literal> block, to facilitate the catching of potential
+   exceptions. Each <literal>try</literal> must have at least one
+   corresponding <literal>catch</literal> block. Multiple
+   <literal>catch</literal> blocks can be used to catch different classes of
+   exeptions. Normal execution (when no exception is thrown within the
+   <literal>try</literal> block, or when a <literal>catch</literal> matching
+   the thrown exception's class is not present) will continue after that last catch
+   block defined in sequence. Exceptions can be <literal>throw</literal>n (or
+   re-thrown) within a <literal>catch</literal> block.
   </para>
   <para>
    When an exception is thrown, code following the statement will not be
-   executed and PHP will attempt to find the first matching catch block. If an
-   exception is not caught a PHP Fatal Error will be issued with an Uncaught
-   Exception message, unless there has been a handler defined with
-   <function>set_exception_handler</function>.
+   executed, and PHP will attempt to find the first matching
+   <literal>catch</literal> block. If an
+   exception is not caught, a PHP Fatal Error will be issued with an
+   "<literal>Uncaught Exception ...</literal>" message, unless a handler has
+   been defined with <function>set_exception_handler</function>.
   </para>
    <example>
     <title>Throwing an Exception</title>
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ class MyException extends Exception
         parent::__construct($message, $code);
     }
 
-    // custom string representation of object */
+    // custom string representation of object
     public function __toString() {
         return __CLASS__ . ": [{$this->code}]: {$this->message}\n";
     }