diff --git a/xmlvalid.html b/xmlvalid.html
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--- a/xmlvalid.html
+++ b/xmlvalid.html
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 <h2>XML (Drawings) files referring to survex files</h2>
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-<p>
-"xml" is the drawing filename withing the ::drawings:: repo.
-<p>
-"svx" is the survex file referred to in the drawing file.
 
 <p>This listing shows the BAD filenames where the drawing file refers to a survex file which does not actually exist.<br>
 Please edit these drawings files to correct this:</p>
@@ -21,11 +17,11 @@ Please edit these drawings files to correct this:</p>
 <iframe name="erriframe" width="90%" height="15%" 
 src="xml-refs.err.html" frameborder="1" ></iframe> 
 
-<p>These validation concerns are generated by script check-xml.sh  in the ::drawings:: repository.
+<p>These validation issues are generated by script check-xml.sh  in the ::drawings:: repository.
 See <a href="handbook/troggle/otherscripts.html">handbook "other scripts"</a> for further documentation.
 </p>
 
-<p>This table below shows the drawings filkes which link to an existing survex file - but there is <em>no check that they are actually pointing at the correct</em> survex file.
+<p>This table below shows the drawings filkes which do link to an existing survex file - but there is <em>no check that they are actually pointing at the correct</em> survex file.
 </p>
 
 <iframe name="okiframe" width="90%" height="20%"