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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Older versions of macOS are not supported.
 
 ## Example Usage
 
-For examples of how to use some of the libraries surface, the cctl executable is a good start. This app is a useful playground for exploring the API. It contains commands that exercise some of the core functionality of the various products, such as:
+The cctl executable provides a good example of the library surfaces. It serves as a playground to try out the API and includes commands that exercise core functionality, such as:
 
 1. [Manipulating OCI images](./Sources/cctl/ImageCommand.swift)
 2. [Logging in to container registries](./Sources/cctl/LoginCommand.swift)
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ Containerization provides an optimized kernel configuration located in the [kern
 
 This directory includes a containerized build environment to easily compile a kernel for use with Containerization.
 
-The kernel configuration is a minimal set of features to support fast start times and a light weight environment.
+The kernel configuration is a minimal set of features to support fast start times and a lightweight environment.
 
-While this configuration will work for the majority of workloads we understand that some will need extra features.
+While this configuration will work for the majority of workloads, we understand that some will need extra features.
 To solve this Containerization provides first class APIs to use different kernel configurations and versions on a per container basis.
 This enables containers to be developed and validated across different kernel versions.