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Minor corrections of the guide

Matthias Endler 12 years ago
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guide/erlang_web.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ designed to work in a distributed setting, so it is a
 perfect match.
 perfect match.
 
 
 Or is it? Surely you can find solutions to handle that many
 Or is it? Surely you can find solutions to handle that many
-concurrent connections with my favorite language... But all
+concurrent connections with your favorite language... But all
 these solutions will break down in the next few years. Why?
 these solutions will break down in the next few years. Why?
 Firstly because servers don't get any more powerful, they
 Firstly because servers don't get any more powerful, they
 instead get a lot more cores and memory. This is only useful
 instead get a lot more cores and memory. This is only useful
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The Web is asynchronous
 
 
 Long ago, the Web was synchronous because HTTP was synchronous.
 Long ago, the Web was synchronous because HTTP was synchronous.
 You fired a request, and then waited for a response. Not anymore.
 You fired a request, and then waited for a response. Not anymore.
-It all started when XmlHttpRequest started being used. It allowed
+It all began when XmlHttpRequest started being used. It allowed
 the client to perform asynchronous calls to the server.
 the client to perform asynchronous calls to the server.
 
 
 Then Websocket appeared and allowed both the server and the client
 Then Websocket appeared and allowed both the server and the client

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guide/getting_started.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ we will just use the plain HTTP handler, which has three callback
 functions: init/3, handle/2 and terminate/3. You can find more information
 functions: init/3, handle/2 and terminate/3. You can find more information
 about the arguments and possible return values of these callbacks in the
 about the arguments and possible return values of these callbacks in the
 [cowboy_http_handler function reference](http://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/HEAD/manual/cowboy_http_handler).
 [cowboy_http_handler function reference](http://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/HEAD/manual/cowboy_http_handler).
-Following is an example of a simple HTTP handler module.
+Here is an example of a simple HTTP handler module.
 
 
 ``` erlang
 ``` erlang
 -module(my_handler).
 -module(my_handler).

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guide/modern_web.md

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ of concerns between the client and the server. They communicate
 by referencing resources. Resources can be identified, but
 by referencing resources. Resources can be identified, but
 also manipulated. A resource representation has a media type
 also manipulated. A resource representation has a media type
 and information about whether it can be cached and how. Hypermedia
 and information about whether it can be cached and how. Hypermedia
-determines how resources are related and they can be used.
+determines how resources are related and how they can be used.
 REST is also stateless. All requests contain the complete
 REST is also stateless. All requests contain the complete
 information necessary to perform the action.
 information necessary to perform the action.