minor grammar/usage corrections, courtesy kaduk and wings

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/code-of-conduct.txt b/code-of-conduct.txt
index af61619..05cad86 100644
--- a/code-of-conduct.txt
+++ b/code-of-conduct.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SIPB Social Principles
 
 SIPB is an awesome place for interacting with computers, but there are
 people here too! Sometimes though, the line between these gets blurred
-in our heads, and we end up interacting with people like they are
+in our heads, and we end up interacting with people as if they are
 machines, which results in a sour experience for all parties involved.
 So, we've come up with a set of core principles that we feel is
 important to keep in mind when interacting with our mortal
@@ -39,21 +39,21 @@ might think that such criticism might be directed at them if they make
 an error.
 
 This doesn't mean you can't give people suggestions on how to do
-better, but please don't do so in a way that suggests that they're bad
-person for doing what they did, that they should have done better, or
-that their contribution wasn't worth making.
+better, but please don't do so in a way that suggests that they're a
+bad person for doing what they did, that they should have done better,
+or that their contribution wasn't worth making.
 
 Be careful expressing surprise
 
 This first principle is aimed at discouraging the practice of acting
-overly surprised when some says they don't know something.  This
+overly surprised when someone says they don't know something.  This
 applies to both technical things ("What?! I can't believe you don't
 know what Hesiod is!") and non-technical things ("You don't know who
 RMS is?!").  That's not to say you may not be genuinely surprised when
 someone doesn't know something that you have taken for granted.  But
 consider whether the person, who has already admitted to not knowing
 something, wants to be further reminded of it by your reaction.  Even
-when it's not your intention to upset someone, it's almost ways the
+when it's not your intention to upset someone, it's almost always the
 end result.
 
 We want SIPB to be a place where people feel safe saying "I don't
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ nc(1) are.
 
 Avoid over-correcting others ("Well, actually...")
 
-It's hard to resist the urge to demonstrate your knowledge about a
+It's hard to resist the urge to demonstrate your knowledge of a
 subject; SIPB is as much as place for teaching as it is a place for
 learning. However, it can be really off-putting when that urge
 manifests itself by someone over-correcting someone else, usually by
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ what you tell them, they remember how you make them feel.
 
 Back-seat driving is disruptive
 
-If you overhear people working through a problem, avoid
-intermittently lobbing advice across the room. This can lead to the "too
-many cooks" problem, but more important, it can be rude and disruptive
-to half-participate in a conversation. This isn't to say you shouldn't
+If you overhear people working through a problem, avoid intermittently
+lobbing advice across the room. This can lead to the "too many cooks"
+problem, but more importantly, it can be rude and disruptive to
+half-participate in a conversation. This isn't to say you shouldn't
 help, offer advice, or join conversations. On the contrary, we
 encourage all those things. Rather, it just means that when you want
 to help out or work with others, you should fully engage and not just
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Our social principles and clarifying guidelines are intended to be a set
 of things we can mutually agree to strive to live by as a community.
 They aren't intended to be a stick to beat people with for "being bad".
 However, it's still important that people be able to help improve the
-social environment when they see something they think is destructive,
+social environment when they see something they think is destructive;
 the following paragraphs describe the best way to go about it.  Under 
 any circumstance, however, if someone's behavior or speech in the
 office is making you feel uncomfortable or unwelcome, and you do not