week1: tweaks

[lambda.git] / how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn

diff --git a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn
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--- a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn
+++ b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ easier and more straightforward for others.
 ## Getting Scheme ##
 
 **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family of
 ## Getting Scheme ##
 
 **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family of

-programming languages. The other dialect is called "CommonLisp." Scheme is the
+programming languages. The other dialect is called "Common Lisp." Scheme is the

 more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in academic
 circles.
 
 more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in academic
 circles.
 


@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ another Scheme implementation, though, there's no compelling reason to switch.)
 
 Since the name change is so recent, you're likely to run across both sets of names.
 
 
 Since the name change is so recent, you're likely to run across both sets of names.
 

-PLT/Racket stands to Scheme in something like the relation Firefox stands to HTML. It's one program among others for working with the language; and many of the available programs permit different extensions, have small variations, and so on.
+PLT/Racket stands to Scheme in something like the relation Firefox stands to HTML. It's one program among others for working with the language; and many of those programs (or web browsers) permit different extensions, have small variations, and so on.

 
 PLT Scheme had several components. The two most visible components for us
 were the command-line interpreter "mzscheme" and a teaching-friendly editor/front-end "DrScheme". In
 
 PLT Scheme had several components. The two most visible components for us
 were the command-line interpreter "mzscheme" and a teaching-friendly editor/front-end "DrScheme". In