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@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Configuration
 
-**semantic-release** configuration consist of:
+**semantic-release** configuration consists of:
 - Git repository options ([URL](#repositoryurl), [release branch](#branch) and [tag format](#tagformat))
 - [plugins](#plugins) definition
 - run mode ([debug](#debug), [dry run](#dryrun) and [local (no CI)](#ci))
 
-All those options can be configured directly or by extending a [shareable configuration](shareable-configurations.md).
+All of these options can be configured directly or by extending a [shareable configuration](shareable-configurations.md).
 
 Additionally, metadata of Git tags generated by **semantic-release** can be customized via standard [Git environment variables](#git-environment-variables).
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Additionally, metadata of Git tags generated by **semantic-release** can be cust
 - A `release.config.js` file that exports an object
 - A `release` key in the project's `package.json` file
 
-Alternatively some options can be set via CLI arguments.
+Alternatively, some options can be set via CLI arguments.
 
 The following three examples are the same.
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Type: `Boolean`<br>
 Default: `false`<br>
 CLI argument: `--debug`
 
-Output debugging information. It can also be enabled by setting the `DEBUG` environment variable to `semantic-release:*`.
+Output debugging information. This can also be enabled by setting the `DEBUG` environment variable to `semantic-release:*`.
 
 ## Git environment variables
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Output debugging information. It can also be enabled by setting the `DEBUG` envi
 
 ## Existing version tags
 
-**semantic-release** uses [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) to determine the commits added since the last release. If a release have been published before setting up **semantic-release** you must make sure the most recent commit included in the last published release is in the [release branch](#branch) history and is tagged with the version released, formatted according to the [tag format](#tagformat) configured (defaults to `vx.y.z`).
+**semantic-release** uses [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) to determine the commits added since the last release. If a release has been published before setting up **semantic-release** you must make sure the most recent commit included in the last published release is in the [release branch](#branch) history and is tagged with the version released, formatted according to the [tag format](#tagformat) configured (defaults to `vx.y.z`).
 
 If the previous releases were published with [`npm publish`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/publish) this should already be the case.