grammar

src/basics.pod

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ an C<Array>.  Arrays store ordered lists.
 =begin sidebar
 
 Splitting on a single blank is not very robust, and breaks the code when
-spaces at the end of a line, or more than one blank in a row, or even an empty
+spaces are at the end of a line, or more than one blank in a row, or even an empty
 line in the input file. You will learn a more robust method for data
 extraction in the chapter about regexes.
 
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ newline at the end.)
 X<interpolation>
 
 When you run the program, you'll see that C<say> doesn't print the contents of
-that string verbatim.  In place of C<$n> it prints the contents of C<$n>-- the
+that string verbatim.  In place of C<$n> it prints the contents of the
+variable C<$n>-- the
 names of players stored in C<$n>.  This automatic substitution of code with its
 contents is I<interpolation>. This interpolation happens only in strings
 delimited by double quotes C<"...">. Single quoted strings C<'...'> do