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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See the [Install](#install-instructions) section below.
 The bibliography is formatted by the `natbib` package that does not support the `urldate` field in `.bib` files.
 As a work around, add a `note={Accessed on 2020-01-01}` to the relevant bib entry.
 
-For more info see [this Stack Exchange question](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/103133/problems-with-natbib-strange-url-format-and-urldate-not-shown).
+For more info, see [this Stack Exchange question](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/103133/problems-with-natbib-strange-url-format-and-urldate-not-shown).
 
 #### Q: How do I fix a bib entry with special characters (`&%`)?
 You may get an error like "Paragraph ended before \\BR@@bibitem was complete"
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ Then add ``\newcommand{\BIBdecl}{\catcode`\%=12 }`` before `\begin{document}` in
 [Stack Exchange Source](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/140143/hyperref-with-pagebackref-requires-manual-escaping-of-percentage-signs-in-urls)
 
 #### Q: Can I use `biblatex` instead of `natbib`?
-Yes you can. Since this template has existed longer than `biblatex` it uses the older `natbib`.
+Yes, you can. Since this template has existed longer than `biblatex` it uses the older `natbib`.
 there are good reasons to change to `biblatex` but `natbib` is still preferred by journals,
 so using `natbib` will mean that source material from papers will not need to be modified.
 
 # Install instructions
 This is if you do not want to use a service like Overleaf or want to use a different template other than the uosthesis class provided.
-If ypu want to compile documents on your own machine, first you must install a LaTeX distribution.
+If you want to compile documents on your own machine, first you must install a LaTeX distribution.
 Either TeXLive or MikTeX will work. For TeXLive, you do not need a full installation (which is huge).
 
 For detailed LaTeX Installation help please look at the [detailed template instructions](https://git.soton.ac.uk/el7g15/uos-latex-template-instructions/-/blob/master/README.pdf)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ You may need to register your directories: https://docs.miktex.org/manual/locala
 You will need to update the filename database (FNDB) (MiKTeX Console -> Tasks -> Refresh file name database), see https://docs.miktex.org/manual/configuring.html#fndbupdate. You can do this in the command line with the `initexmf -u` command.
 
 ### The folder post install
-If using the zip download there may be one or two containing directories before the actual
+If using the zip download, there may be one or two containing directories before the actual
 folders that need copying. Once the folder has been extracted your `{TEXMF}` directory should
 look like so.