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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The proposed solution is to introduce the following types that encapsulate metri
 counter.increment(100)
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-`Recorder`: A recorder collects observations within a time window (usually things like response sizes) and *can* provides aggregated information about the data sample, for example count, sum, min, max and various quantiles.
+`Recorder`: A recorder collects observations within a time window (usually things like response sizes) and *can* provide aggregated information about the data sample, for example count, sum, min, max and various quantiles.
 
 ```swift
 recorder.record(100)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ How would you use  `counter`, `recorder`, `gauge` and `timer` in you application
     }
 ```
 
-To ensure performance, `Metrics.makeXxx` will returned a cached copy of the metric object so can be called on the hot path.
+To ensure performance, `Metrics.makeXxx` can return a cached copy of the metric object so can be called on the hot path.
 
 ## Detailed design