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@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ Prototype of a CLI for Angular 2 applications based on the [ember-cli](http://ww
 
 ## Note
 
-This projects is very much still a work in progress.
+This project is very much still a work in progress.
 
 We still have a long way before getting out of our alpha stage.
-If you wish to collaborate while the project is still young, checkout [our list issues](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues).
+If you wish to collaborate while the project is still young, check out [our issue list](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues).
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Checkout [angular-cli-github-pages addon](https://github.com/IgorMinar/angular-c
 This project is currently a prototype so there are many known issues. Just to mention a few:
 
 - All blueprints/scaffolds are in TypeScript only, in the future blueprints in all dialects officially supported by Angular will be available.
-- On Windows you need to run the `build` and `serve` commands with Admin permissions otherwise the performance really sucks.
+- On Windows you need to run the `build` and `serve` commands with Admin permissions, otherwise the performance is not good.
 - [Protractor](https://angular.github.io/protractor/) integration is missing.
 - The initial installation as well as `ng new` take too long because of lots of npm dependencies.
 - "ember" branding leaks through many error messages and help text.