diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/audio.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/audio.xml
index d178f63452..4d32a9fabc 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/audio.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/audio.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!<!--
   If the sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g.
   <command>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</command> (<command>man hdparm</command>).
   This is generally beneficial and described in more detail in the
-  <link linkend="drives">CD-ROM section</link>.
+  <link linkend="drives">CD-ROM</link> section.
  </para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 </sect3>
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
index c7ffdd4ffc..1e9ca3c087 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
 You need root privileges or a specially set up kernel to use the new timing
-code. For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC section</link> of the documentation.
+code. For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv, use the
 What exactly is this libavcodec thing?
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
-See the <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec section</link>.
+See the <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec</link> section.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ But configure tells me &quot;Checking for libavcodec ... no&quot;!
 </para></question>
 <answer><para>
 You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in the
-<link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec section</link>.
+<link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec</link> section.
 </para></answer>
 </qandaentry>
 
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml
index 49e08b057c..4dab6be07e 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ MPEG files come in different guises:
   It is the same as MPG, plus the capability to contain subtitles or non-MPEG
   (AC3) audio. It contains encoded MPEG2 video and usually AC3 audio, but DTS,
   MP2 and uncompressed LPCM are allowed, too. <emphasis role="bold">Read the
-  <link linkend="dvd">DVD section</link></emphasis>!
+  <link linkend="dvd">DVD</link> section</emphasis>!
   </simpara></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
index 7554110050..7278a2a77a 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ You need a fairly recent system. On Linux, 2.4.x kernels are recommended.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
   <emphasis role="bold">DivX4/DivX5</emphasis>: information about this codec is
-  available in the <link linkend="divx4-5">DivX4/DivX5 section</link>. You possibly
+  available in the <link linkend="divx4-5">DivX4/DivX5</link> section. You possibly
   don't want this codec as <emphasis role="bold">libavcodec</emphasis> (see
   above) is much faster and has better quality than this, for both decoding
   and encoding. Features:
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ zooming), thus fullscreen is nice and very fast.
   <link linkend="tdfxfb">tdfxfb</link> section in order to gain big speedup.
   It is important to do these steps <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis>
   compiling <application>MPlayer</application>, otherwise no 3Dfx support will be
-  built. Also see the <link linkend="tvout-voodoo">3dfx TV-out section</link>.
+  built. Also see the <link linkend="tvout-voodoo">3dfx TV-out</link> section.
   If you use X, use at least <emphasis role="bold">4.2.0</emphasis>, as 3dfx Xv
   driver was broken in 4.1.0, and earlier releases.
   </para></listitem>
@@ -283,15 +283,14 @@ zooming), thus fullscreen is nice and very fast.
   <emphasis role="bold">ATI cards</emphasis>: <link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link>
   driver is provided for the following cards:
   <emphasis role="bold">Radeon, Rage128, Mach64</emphasis> (Rage XL/Mobility, Xpert98).
-  Also see the <link linkend="tvout-ati">ATI cards section</link> of the TV-out documentation,
+  Also see the <link linkend="tvout-ati">ATI cards</link> section of the TV-out documentation,
   to know if you card's TV-out is supported under Linux/<application>MPlayer</application>.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
   <emphasis role="bold">S3 cards</emphasis>: the Savage and Virge/DX chips have
   hardware acceleration. Use as new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are
-  buggy. Savage chips have problems with YV12 display, see <link linkend="s3">S3 Xv
-  section</link> for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware
-  support.
+  buggy. Savage chips have problems with YV12 display, see <link linkend="s3">S3 Xv</link>
+  section for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware support.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
   <emphasis role="bold">nVidia cards</emphasis>: may or may not be good choice for video playing.
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ zooming), thus fullscreen is nice and very fast.
   hardware YUV acceleration on all nVidia cards.</emphasis> You have
   to download nVidia's closed-source drivers from <ulink url="http://nvidia.com">nVidia.com</ulink>. 
   See the <link linkend="nvidia">nVidia Xv driver</link> section for details. Please also check
-  the <link linkend="tvout-nvidia">nVidia TV-out section</link> if you wish to
+  the <link linkend="tvout-nvidia">nVidia TV-out</link> section if you wish to
   use a TV.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ zooming), thus fullscreen is nice and very fast.
   <itemizedlist>
   <listitem><simpara>
     Try if the XFree86 driver (and your card) supports hardware
-    acceleration. See the <link linkend="xv">Xv section</link> for details.
+    acceleration. See the <link linkend="xv">Xv</link> section for details.
     </simpara></listitem>
   <listitem><simpara>
     If it doesn't, then your card's video features aren't supported under
@@ -422,12 +421,12 @@ it works with the following drivers:
 
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>
-  Decide if you need GUI. If you do, see the <link linkend="gui">GUI
-  section</link> before compiling.
+  Decide if you need GUI. If you do, see the <link linkend="gui">GUI</link>
+  section before compiling.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
   If you want to install <application>MEncoder</application> (our great
-  all-purpose encoder), see the <link linkend="mencoder">MEncoder section</link>.
+  all-purpose encoder), see the <link linkend="mencoder">MEncoder</link> section.
   </para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>
   If you have a V4L compatible <emphasis role="bold">TV tuner</emphasis> card,
@@ -649,7 +648,7 @@ directory of the MPlayer FTP site to do this conversion for you.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-About DVD subtitles, read the <link linkend="dvd">DVD section</link>.
+About DVD subtitles, read the <link linkend="dvd">DVD</link> section.
 </para>
 
 
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/mail-lists.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/mail-lists.xml
index 258604ffef..230e9502c7 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/mail-lists.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/mail-lists.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MPlayer users list:
   <itemizedlist>
   <listitem><para>
   Send bug reports here after reading the <link linkend="bugs">Known Bugs</link>
-  and <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting section</link>).
+  and <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting</link> section).
   </para></listitem>
   <listitem><para>
   Send feature requests here (after reading the <emphasis role="bold">whole
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
index 7e3cec6a07..a4ffab2289 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ version 4.2.0 or greater, it works OK with YV12 and YUY2. Previous
 versions, including 4.1.0, <emphasis role="bold">crashes with YV12</emphasis>.
 If you experience strange effects using <option>-vo xv</option>, try SDL
 (it has XVideo, too) and see if it helps. Check the
-<link linkend="sdl">SDL section</link> for details.
+<link linkend="sdl">SDL</link> section for details.
 </para>
 
 <para>
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ main goal of this interface is to maximize the speed of video playback.
   you'll just mess up the screen), and you'll have a similar effect as with
   <option>-vo mga</option> or <option>-vo fbdev</option>. nVidia cards however
   are able to output truly graphical video on a real text console. See the
-  <link linkend="vidix-nvidia">nvidia_vid section</link> for more information.
+  <link linkend="vidix-nvidia">nvidia_vid</link> section for more information.
   </simpara></listitem>
 <listitem><simpara>
   You can use VIDIX subdevice which was applied to several video output
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ be done by the subdevice method, e.g.: <option>-vo directfb:2</option>
 <sect4 id="dfbmga">
 <title>DirectFB/Matrox (dfbmga)</title>
 <para>
-Please read the <link linkend="directfb">main DirectFB section</link> or general
+Please read the <link linkend="directfb">main DirectFB</link> section or general
 informations.
 </para>
 
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ of the first head.
 
 <para>
 Instructions on how to make it work can be found in the
-<ulink url="../../tech/directfb.txt">tech section</ulink>
+<ulink url="../../tech/directfb.txt">tech</ulink> section
 or directly on Ville Syrjala's
 <ulink url="http://www.sci.fi/~syrjala/directfb/Matrox_TV-out_README.txt">home page</ulink>.
 </para>