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diff --git a/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn b/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn
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+++ b/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn
@@ -117,13 +117,14 @@ Conference: in that short time, we covered:
   good and necessary thing.  With this **formally** in place as part
   of an officially-approved Power ISA Standard, not only could our team
   expand the Power ISA in a safe and controlled fashion, so could other
-  adopters.
+  adopters of the Power ISA.
 * that the core OpenPower members had *already been discussing* how to make
   sure that new Libre teams with a commercial focus could join and not
   have any transparency / patent / NDA / royalty / licensing conflicts
-  of interest.  The only major thing that the other members wanted was
-  a "public relations blackout period," right around the time of announcement of
-  new standards, which sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
+  of interest.  The only major thing that the other members particularly
+  wanted was a "public relations blackout period," right around the time
+  of announcement of new standards, which sounds perfectly reasonable
+  to me.
 * that IBM will be providing a royalty-free unlimited license grant
   for *all* of its patents, as long as firstly the licensees do not
   make any effort to assert patents **against** IBM, and secondly,
@@ -135,10 +136,11 @@ Conference: in that short time, we covered:
 * that the use of a certification mark - not a service mark or a trade mark -
   is the most appropriate thing for ISA standards.  I mentioned this
   only briefly however it takes a lot more than 15 minutes to properly
-  explain, so I am not going to push it: Hugh is doing so much already.
+  explain, so I am not going to push it: Hugh is doing so much fantastic
+  work already.
 
 It was a very busy and positive conversation, where it is clear that
-we caught them right at the beginning of the process.  Consequently,
+we caught them at just the right time in the process.  Consequently,
 my discussion with Hugh was just at the right time.  Without that,
 the existing OpenPower members might never have really truly believed
 that any Libre **commercial** project would ever in fact come forward