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--- a/reference/mysqli/quickstart.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/quickstart.xml
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- $Revision$ -->
 <chapter xml:id="mysqli.quickstart" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
- <title>Quickstart</title>
+ <title>Quick start guide</title>
  <para>
-  This quickstart guide shall help choosing an PHP MYSQL API and help getting
-  familiar with it.
+  This quick start guide will help with choosing and gaining familiarity
+  with the PHP MySQL API.
  </para>
  <para>
-  The quickstart gives an overview on the mysqli extension. Code examples are
-  given for all major aspects of the API. Database concepts are explained
-  to the degree needed for presenting MySQL specifics.
+  This quick start gives an overview on the mysqli extension. Code examples are
+  provided for all major aspects of the API. Database concepts are explained
+  to the degree needed for presenting concepts specific to MySQL.
  </para>
  <para>
-  Familarity with the PHP programming language, the SQL language
-  and basic knowledge of the MySQL server is assumed.
+  Required: A familiarity with the PHP programming language, the SQL language,
+  and basic knowledge of the MySQL server.
  </para>
  <section xml:id="mysqli.quickstart.dual-interface">
   <title>Dual procedural and object-oriented interface</title>
   <para>
    The mysqli extension features a dual interface. It supports the procedural
-   and object-oriented programming paradigma.
+   and object-oriented programming paradigm.
   </para>
   <para>
-   Users stepping up from the old mysql extension may prefer the procedural
-   interface. The procedural interface is similar to that of the mysql
-   extension. In many cases function names differ only by prefix.
+   Users migrating from the old mysql extension may prefer the procedural
+   interface. The procedural interface is similar to that of the old mysql
+   extension. In many cases, the function names differ only by prefix.
    Some mysqli functions take a connection handle as their first argument,
    whereas matching functions in the old mysql interface take
    it as an optional last argument.