diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c37eaf097..39b37518c 100644
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Changes in release 0.6
 * Better AFS support: kdc (524) supports 2b; 524 in kdc and AFS
   support in applications no longer requires Kerberos 4 libs
 
-* DES3 GSS-API mechanism changed to interrop with other GSSAPI
-  implementations, this however break backward compatibility with Heimdal
-  pre 0.6 (see man page GSS-API how to turn on backward compatibility
-  support)
+* The DES3 GSS-API mechanism has been changed to inter-operate with
+  other GSSAPI implementations, this however break backward
+  compatibility with earlier Heimdal releases (see man page GSS-API
+  how to turn on backward compatibility)
 
 * Kerberos 4 support in kdc defaults to turned off (includes ka and 524)