Nits from bstrie and others

Author: nikomatsakis

_posts/2015-05-15-Rust-1.0.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ requiring a garbage collector or runtime, making it possible to
 like to experiment with Rust, the
 ["Getting Started" section of the Rust book][book] is your best bet
 (if you prefer to use an e-reader, Pascal Hertleif maintains
-[unofficial ebook vesions][ebook] as well).
+[unofficial e-book versions][ebook] as well).
 
 What makes Rust different from other languages is its type system,
 which represents a refinement and codification of "best practices"
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ The current Rust language is the result of a lot of iteration and
 experimentation. The process has worked out well for us: Rust today is
 both simpler and more powerful than we originally thought would be
 possible. But all that experimentation also made it difficult to
-maintain a Rust project, since the language and standard library were
-constantly changing.
+maintain projects written in Rust, since the language and standard
+library were constantly changing.
 
 **The 1.0 release marks the end of that churn.** This release is the
 official beginning of our [commitment to stability][stable], and as
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ of scope (some [caveats] apply, such as compiler bugs).
 
 That said, releasing 1.0 doesn't mean that the Rust language is
 "done". We have many [improvements in store][priorities]. In fact, the
-Nightly builds of Rust already demonstrates [improvements to][24965]
+Nightly builds of Rust already demonstrate [improvements to][24965]
 [compile][24615] [times][25323] (with more to come) and includes work
 on new APIs and language features, like [`std::fs`][1044] and
 [associated constants][23606].
 
 To help ensure that compiler and language improvements make their way
 out into the ecosystem at large as quickly as possible, we've adopted
 a [train-based][train] release model. This means that we'll be issuing
-regular releases every six weeks, just like evergreen browsers. **To
-kick off that process, we are also releasing Rust 1.1 beta today,
-simultaneously with Rust 1.0.**
+regular releases every six weeks, just like the Firefox and Chrome web
+browsers. **To kick off that process, we are also releasing Rust 1.1
+beta today, simultaneously with Rust 1.0.**
 
 ### Cargo and crates.io
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Rust has been an open-source project from the start. Over the last few
 years, we've been constantly looking for ways to make our governance
 more open and community driven. Since we introduced the
 [RFC process][rfcs] a little over a year ago, all major decisions
-about Rust are written up and discussed in the open in the form of a
+about Rust are written up and discussed in the open in the form of an
 RFC. Recently, we adopted a [new governance model][1068], which
 establishes a set of subteams, each responsible for RFCs in one
 particular area. If you'd like help shape the future of Rust, we