diff --git a/reference/array/functions/extract.xml b/reference/array/functions/extract.xml
index 22ec91a34a..25639b366c 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/extract.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/extract.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/array.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.extract">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </para>
     <note>
      <para>
-      Since version 4.0.5 this function returns the number of
+      Beginning with version 4.0.5, this function returns the number of
       variables extracted.
      </para>
     </note>
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
     </note>
     <para>
      <function>extract</function> checks each key to see whether it
-     constitutes a valid variable name and also for collisions with
+     has a valid variable name. It also checks for collisions with
      existing variables in the symbol table. The way invalid/numeric
-     keys and collisions are treated is determined by
+     keys and collisions are treated is determined by the
      <parameter>extract_type</parameter>. It can be one of the
      following values:
      <variablelist>
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
        <listitem>
         <simpara>
          Prefix all variable names with
-         <parameter>prefix</parameter>. Since PHP 4.0.5 this includes
-         numeric ones as well.
+         <parameter>prefix</parameter>. Beginning with PHP 4.0.5, this includes
+         numeric variables as well.
         </simpara>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
          Extracts variables as references. This effectively means that the
          values of the imported variables are still referencing the values of
          the <parameter>var_array</parameter> parameter. You can use this flag
-         on it's own or combine it with any other flag by OR'ing the
+         on its own or combine it with any other flag by OR'ing the
          <parameter>extract_type</parameter>. This flag was added in PHP
          4.3.0.
         </simpara>