Minor Polishes

docs/writing/style.rst

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ but making a public property private might be a much harder operation.
 Returning values
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-When a function grows in complexity it is not uncommon to use multiple return
+When a function grows in complexity, it is not uncommon to use multiple return
 statements inside the function's body. However, in order to keep a clear intent
 and a sustainable readability level, it is preferable to avoid returning
 meaningful values from many output points in the body.
@@ -639,11 +639,11 @@ Short Ways to Manipulate Lists
 
 `List comprehensions
 <http://docs.python.org/tutorial/datastructures.html#list-comprehensions>`_
-provide a powerful, concise way to work with lists.
+provides a powerful, concise way to work with lists.
 
 `Generator expressions
 <http://docs.python.org/tutorial/classes.html#generator-expressions>`_
-follow almost the same syntax as list comprehensions but return a generator
+follows almost the same syntax as list comprehensions but return a generator
 instead of a list.
 
 Creating a new list requires more work and uses more memory. If you are just going
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ a white space added to the end of the line, after the backslash, will break the
 code and may have unexpected results.
 
 A better solution is to use parentheses around your elements. Left with an
-unclosed parenthesis on an end-of-line the Python interpreter will join the
+unclosed parenthesis on an end-of-line, the Python interpreter will join the
 next line until the parentheses are closed. The same behavior holds for curly
 and square braces.
 

docs/writing/tests.rst

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Testing Your Code
 Testing your code is very important.
 
 Getting used to writing testing code and running this code in parallel is now
-considered a good habit. Used wisely, this method helps you define more
-precisely your code's intent and have a more decoupled architecture.
+considered a good habit. Used wisely, this method helps to define your
+code's intent more precisely and have a more decoupled architecture.
 
 Some general rules of testing:
 
@@ -294,6 +294,6 @@ always returns the same result (but only for the duration of the test).
         # get_search_results runs a search and iterates over the result
         self.assertEqual(len(myapp.get_search_results(q="fish")), 3)
 
-Mock has many other ways you can configure it and control its behavior.
+Mock has many other ways with which you can configure and control its behaviour.
 
     `mock <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/mock/>`_