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diff --git a/docs/src/mutualexcl.dox b/docs/src/mutualexcl.dox
index 367618d5d..ae6f57c0a 100644
--- a/docs/src/mutualexcl.dox
+++ b/docs/src/mutualexcl.dox
@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@
  * - Semaphore queues are FIFO ordered by default, an option exist to make

  *   them priority ordered but this can impact I/O performance because

  *   semaphores are used in I/O queues.

- * - Semaphores do not implement the priority inheritance algorithm so the

- *   priority inversion problem is not mitigated.

+ * - Semaphores do not implement the Priority Inheritance algorithm.

  * .

  * <h3>When use Semaphores</h3>

- * - When you don't need queuing by priority nor the priority inheritance

+ * - When you don't need queuing by priority nor the Priority Inheritance

  *   algorithm.

  * - When RAM/ROM space is scarce.

  * .

@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@
  * <h2>Mutual exclusion by Mutexes</h2>

  * The mutexes, also known as binary semaphores (we choose to not use this

  * terminology to avoid confusion with counting semaphores), are the mechanism

- * intended as general solution for the mutual exclusion problem.

+ * intended as general solution for Mutual Exclusion.

  *

  * <h3>Advantages</h3>

  * - Mutexes implement the Priority Inheritance algorithm that is an important

@@ -154,8 +153,8 @@
  * - Almost free as code size, you need no semaphores nor mutexes.

  * - No RAM overhead.

  * - Fast execution, priority change is a quick operation under ChibiOS/RT.

- * - The priority ceiling protocol that can help mitigate the Priority

- *   Inversion problem.

+ * - The Priority Ceiling protocol can help mitigate potential Priority

+ *   Inversion problems.

  * .

  * <h3>Disadvantages</h3>

  * - Makes the design more complicated because priorities must be assigned to

@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@
  *   and server.

  * - Two context switches are required for each request to the server (but

  *   ChibiOSRT is very efficient at that).

- * - Requires a dedicated thread.

+ * - Requires a dedicated thread as server.

  * .

  */

 /** @} */