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@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ manage everything by hand though. I use a [Ruby][ruby] tool, [nanoc][nanoc], to
 compile the content, ERB templates and [SASS][sass] CSS into the site you see.
 Some of the benefits of this arrangement are:
 
-* Pages are fast to load, cache headers are set automatically
-* No need for a database, cheap to host
-* No need to keep up with Wordpress and PHP security vulnerabilities
-* Content can be revision controlled (in [Git][git])
-* I can easily write and preview posts offline on the train
+* Pages are fast to load, cache headers are set automatically.
+* No need for a database, cheap to host.
+* No need to keep up with Wordpress and PHP security vulnerabilities.
+* Content can be revision controlled (in [Git][git]).
+* I can easily write and preview posts in a real text editor, offline on the train.
+* I don't have to create a WordPress theme to get a custom design.
 
 [wp]: http://www.wordpress.org/
 [markdown]: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ Some of the benefits of this arrangement are:
 
 The new site supports many of the features of the old one, with one exception:
 comments. The new site has no built-in commenting. I considered adding comments
-via [Disqus][disqus] but their commenting form feels very heavy and there was't
+via [Disqus][disqus] but their commenting form feels very heavy and there wasn't
 a mobile optimised version at the time I checked. In place of comments I have a
 direct email and Twitter link at the end of each post.