diff --git a/_posts/03-04-01-Standard-PHP-Library.md b/_posts/03-04-01-Standard-PHP-Library.md
index 57e845b..7b47a7e 100644
--- a/_posts/03-04-01-Standard-PHP-Library.md
+++ b/_posts/03-04-01-Standard-PHP-Library.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ primarily of commonly needed datastructure classes (stack, queue, heap, and so o
 over these datastructures or your own classes which implement SPL interfaces.
 
 * [Read about the SPL][spl]
-* [SPL video course on Lynda.com(Paid)][spllynda]
+* [SPL video course on Lynda.com (paid)][spllynda]
 
 
 [spl]: https://secure.php.net/book.spl
diff --git a/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md b/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md
index d798f4c..dba9c63 100644
--- a/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md
+++ b/_posts/16-10-01-Books.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ for modern, secure, and fast cryptography.
 
 * [Build APIs You Won't Hate](https://apisyouwonthate.com/) - Everyone and their dog wants an API,
 so you should probably learn how to build them.
-* [Modern PHP](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033868.do) - covers modern PHP features, best practices, testing, tuning, deployment and setting up a dev environment.
+* [Modern PHP](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033868.do) - Covers modern PHP features, best practices, testing, tuning, deployment and setting up a dev environment.
 * [Building Secure PHP Apps](https://leanpub.com/buildingsecurephpapps) - Learn the security basics that a senior
 developer usually acquires over years of experience, all condensed down into one quick and easy handbook
 * [Modernizing Legacy Applications In PHP](https://leanpub.com/mlaphp) - Get your code under control in a series of
diff --git a/pages/The-Basics.md b/pages/The-Basics.md
index 118e0c1..f2e6d5e 100644
--- a/pages/The-Basics.md
+++ b/pages/The-Basics.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function test($a)
 Switch statements are a great way to avoid typing endless if's and elseif's, but there are a few things to be aware of:
 
 - Switch statements only compare values, and not the type (equivalent to '==')
-- They Iterate case by case until a match is found. If no match is found, then the default is used (if defined)
+- They iterate case by case until a match is found. If no match is found, then the default is used (if defined)
 - Without a 'break', they will continue to implement each case until reaching a break/return
 - Within a function, using 'return' alleviates the need for 'break' as it ends the function