diff --git a/language/references.xml b/language/references.xml
index af02cbfb01..e613c5a329 100644
--- a/language/references.xml
+++ b/language/references.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.36 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.37 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.references">
   <title>References Explained</title>
 
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ $foo =& find_var($bar);
    </note>
    <warning>
     <para>
-     If you assign reference to a variable stated as <literal>global</literal>
-     inside function, the reference will be visible only inside the function.
-     You can avoid it by using <varname>$GLOBALS</varname> array.
+     If you assign a reference to a variable declared <literal>global</literal>
+     inside a function, the reference will be visible only inside the function.
+     You can avoid this by using the <varname>$GLOBALS</varname> array.
      <example>
       <title>Referencing global variables inside function</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ echo "var2 is set to '$var2'\n"; // var2 is set to 'Example variable'
    </warning>
    <note>
     <para>
-     If you assign a value to variable with references in the <link
+     If you assign a value to a variable with references in a <link
      linkend="control-structures.foreach">foreach</link> statement,
-     references are modified too.
+     the references are modified too.
      <example>
       <title>References and foreach statement</title>
       <programlisting role="php">