Copy editing in our new files, and in the readme.

diff --git a/codebase_structure.md b/codebase_structure.md
index 98cd6ae9fff9262b8a0300f3f8a9b5b644f370d3..17026d9316020b0c571f28dc2053f3d8cc8fa275 100644 (file)
--- a/codebase_structure.md
+++ b/codebase_structure.md
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ automatically by`/updateHostsFile.py` which iterates all the subfolders within `
 
 ### Basic hosts
 The [basic hosts file](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/hosts), containing
-just adware, malware, etc, is store in the root folder of this repository.
+just adware, malware, etc, is stored in the root folder of this repository.
 
 The [/hosts/alternates](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/tree/master/alternates) this folder
 contains the products of `updateHostsFile.py`, one subfolder for each permutation of
-fakenews, gambling, porn, and social media hosts, all of which include the base extensions
+`fakenews`, `gambling`, `porn`, and `social` media hosts, all of which include the base extensions
 containing hosts that block adware, malware, tracking, etc.
 
 ## Other notable files
 
 + [./readme_template.md](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/readme_template.md):
-is used to generate the all the various readme files in this repository.  Therefore,
+This file is used to generate the all the various readme files in this repository.  Therefore,
 if you wish to change the readme, you need to change only this file.

diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index 4e2fedd1b8329e964ed7e2d517d90e6d1626feee..d6576b988ac305463b9429082cdc7b4dd58cb289 100644 (file)
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contributing Guide
 
-- Contributing to Hosts is easy. This document shows you how to get started
+Contributing to Hosts is easy. This document shows you how to get started
 
 ## General
 - The [Codebase Structure](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/codebase_structure.md) has
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ detailed information about how the various folders and files in this project are
     $ git push origin BRANCH_NAME
     ````
 - Make a pull request
-  - Make sure you send the PR to the <code>BRANCH_NAME</code> branch
+  - Make sure you send the PR to the <code>BRANCH_NAM</code> branch
 
 If you follow these instructions, your Pull Request will land safely!

diff --git a/readme_template.md b/readme_template.md
index 5dbf0b81f402c8bae90b8003f21ccfd225d77ea8..7aa2972b013408a11dd8cdf1363ec9c0a6c2995f 100644 (file)
--- a/readme_template.md
+++ b/readme_template.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ into a unified hosts file with duplicates removed.  A variety of tailored hosts
 
 ### List of all hosts file variants
 
-This repository offers 16 different host file variants, in addition to the base variant.
+This repository offers [15 different host file variants](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/tree/master/alternates), in addition to the base variant.
 
 The **Non GitHub mirror** is the link to use for some hosts file managers like
 [Hostsman for Windows](http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman) that don't work
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Host file source | Description | Home page | Raw hosts | Update frequency | Lice
 
 
 ## Extensions
-The unified hosts file is extensible.  Extensions are used to include domains by category.  Currently we offer the following categories: `fakenews`, `social`, `gambling`, and `porn`.
+The unified hosts file is optionally extensible.  Extensions are used to include domains by category.  Currently we offer the following categories: `fakenews`, `social`, `gambling`, and `porn`.
 
 Extensions are optional, and can be combined in various ways wth the base hosts file.  The combined products are stored in the [`alternates`](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/tree/master/alternates) folder.