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diff --git a/docs/src/mutualexcl.dox b/docs/src/mutualexcl.dox
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@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@
  * running at thread level. Usually a thread waits on a semaphore that is

  * signaled asynchronously by an interrupt handler.<br>

  * The semaphores can, however, be used as simple mutexes by initializing

- * counter to one.

+ * the semaphore counter to one.

  *

  * <h3>Advantages</h3>

- * - The semaphores code is "already there" if you use the I/O queues and

- *   you don't want to enable the mutexes too because space constraints.

+ * - The semaphores code is "already there" if you use the I/O queues or

+ *   mailboxes and you don't want to enable the mutexes too in order to save

+ *   space.

  * - Semaphores are lighter than mutexes because their queues are FIFO

  *   ordered and do not have any overhead caused by the priority inheritance

  *   algorithm.

@@ -112,14 +113,13 @@
  * @endcode

  *

  * <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 Mutual Exclusion.

+ * The mutexes are the mechanism intended as the most general solution for

+ * Mutual Exclusion.

  *

  * <h3>Advantages</h3>

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

  *   tool in reducing jitter and improve overall system response time (it is

- *   not a magic solution, just a tool for the system designer).

+ *   not a magic solution, just another tool for the system designer).

  * .

  * <h3>Disadvantages</h3>

  * - Heaviest among all the possible choices. The Priority Inheritance method