diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml
index 5403847888b..f7e6a66334d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml,v 1.3 2000/07/24 13:17:44 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml,v 1.4 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    ALTER GROUP
   </refname>
   <refpurpose>
-   Add users to a group, remove users from a group
+   Add users to a group;  remove users from a group
   </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
index 9942ae6e06a..85817a612e5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml,v 1.8 2000/10/22 23:32:38 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    DROP RULE
   </refname>
   <refpurpose>
-   Removes existing rules from the database
+   Removes rules from the database
   </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
index e2de3fa3c77..d38866e6e3a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.8 2000/10/22 23:32:38 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    DROP SEQUENCE
   </refname>
   <refpurpose>
-   Removes existing sequences from a database
+   Removes sequences from a database
   </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index f855b57de76..f90faee34e2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.9 2000/10/22 23:32:38 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.10 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    DROP TABLE
   </refname>
   <refpurpose>
-   Removes existing tables from a database
+   Removes tables from a database
   </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
index 721dcddaca3..c31ea84c818 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.8 2000/10/22 23:32:38 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    DROP VIEW
   </refname>
   <refpurpose>
-   Removes existing views from a database
+   Removes views from the database
   </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
index f02e467033b..6b066aee195 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.9 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.10 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
 
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>dropdb</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Remove an existing <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Removes a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
index 4d11c85fca6..6ffbd200e29 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml,v 1.10 2001/05/09 22:08:18 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml,v 1.11 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
 
  <refnamediv>
   <refname id="droplang">droplang</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Remove a programming language from a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Removes a programming language from a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
index a1bc836cd1b..c03f5fcbfe0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.11 2001/01/13 23:58:55 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.12 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
 
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>dropuser</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Drops (removes) a <productname>Postgres</productname> user</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Removes a <productname>Postgres</productname> user</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>