@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ just read these simplified basics.
2222
2323An Urbit identity, or "ship," is a string like `~firbyr-napbes`. It
2424means nothing, but it's easy to remember and say out loud.
25−`~firbyr-napbes` is actually just a 32-bit number, like an IP address.
26−We turn this number into a string that sounds like a name from some
27−imaginary foreign country.
25+`~firbyr-napbes` is actually just a 32-bit number, like an IP address,
26+that we turn into a human-memorable string.
2827
2928Technically, a ship is a secure digital identity that you own and
3029control with a cryptographic key, like a Bitcoin wallet. As in
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ It does need governance; but it governs itself as a digital republic.
6867
6968## Details
7069
71−As an Urbit user, these basics are all you need to know. As a
70+As an Urbit user, thesie basics are all you need to know. As a
7271developer, a few more details might interest you. (An even more
7372comprehensive treatment is in the [whitepaper](http://media.urbit.org/whitepaper.pdf)).
7473
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ The Internet doesn't have anything like Urbit ships, so you may need
9291to stretch your brain a little here.
9392
9493There are three levels of naming on the Internet: raw, numeric IP
95−addresses IP addresses (like `126.78.92.112`), domain names (like
94+addresses (like `126.78.92.112`), domain names (like
9695`foobar.com`), and user identities (like `galen@tlon.io` or
9796`@galenwp`).
9897