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 Assignment 5
 
-Types and OCAML
+Types and OCaml
 ---------------
 
 0. Recall that the S combinator is given by \x y z. x z (y z).
-   Give two different typings for this function in OCAML.
+   Give two different typings for this function in OCaml.
    To get you started, here's one typing for K:
 
     # let k (y:'a) (n:'b) = y;;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Types and OCAML
     - : int = 1
 
 
-1. Which of the following expressions is well-typed in OCAML?  
+1. Which of the following expressions is well-typed in OCaml?  
    For those that are, give the type of the expression as a whole.
    For those that are not, why not?
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ Types and OCAML
 The following expression is an attempt to make explicit the
 behavior of `if`-`then`-`else` explored in the previous question.
 The idea is to define an `if`-`then`-`else` expression using 
-other expression types.  So assume that "yes" is any OCAML expression,
-and "no" is any other OCAML expression (of the same type as "yes"!),
+other expression types.  So assume that "yes" is any OCaml expression,
+and "no" is any other OCaml expression (of the same type as "yes"!),
 and that "bool" is any boolean.  Then we can try the following:
 "if bool then yes else no" should be equivalent to
 
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ Baby monads
       match x with None -> None | Some n -> f n;;
 
 
-Booleans, Church numbers, and Church lists in OCAML
+Booleans, Church numbers, and Church lists in OCaml
 ---------------------------------------------------
 
 These questions adapted from web materials written by some smart dude named Acar.
 The idea is to get booleans, Church numbers, "Church" lists, and
-binary trees working in OCAML.
+binary trees working in OCaml.
 
    Recall from class System F, or the polymorphic λ-calculus.
 
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ binary trees working in OCAML.
    encoding above, the result of that iteration can be any type α, as long as you have a base element z : α and
    a function s : α → α.
 
-   **Excercise**: get booleans and Church numbers working in OCAML,
-     including OCAML versions of bool, true, false, zero, succ, add.
+   **Excercise**: get booleans and Church numbers working in OCaml,
+     including OCaml versions of bool, true, false, zero, succ, add.
 
    Consider the following list type:
 
-    datatype ’a list = Nil | Cons of ’a * ’a list
+    type ’a list = Nil | Cons of ’a * ’a list
 
    We can encode τ lists, lists of elements of type τ as follows:
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ binary trees working in OCAML.
     map : (σ → τ ) → σ list → τ list
       := λf :σ → τ. λl:σ list. l [τ list] nilτ (λx:σ. λy:τ list. consτ (f x) y
 
-   **Excercise** convert this function to OCAML.  Also write an `append` function.
+   **Excercise** convert this function to OCaml.  Also write an `append` function.
    Test with simple lists.
 
    Consider the following simple binary tree type: