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@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
*completely optional* naming conventions that =parzival= adopts.
1. Names beginning and ending in a =<= are *parsers*.
- 2. Names that begin with =<<= are *parser-combinators*, i.e. functions that
- accept and return parsers.
+ 2. Names that begin with =<<= are *higher-order functions* that accept
+ or return parsers.
#+begin_src lisp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ PARZIVAL-USER> T
#+end_src
-In the last example the string ="foozball"= is not a real, so the
-parse fails, resultin in nil. You can examine the third return value
-to see where in the input stream the parse failed.
+In the last example the string ="foozball"= does not represent a real
+number, and hence, the parse fails. You can examine the third return
+value to see where in the input stream the parse failed.
** An Extended Silly Example
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ PARZIVAL-NUMBERS>
(ta-dah)
-*** the code
+*** The Code
#+BEGIN_SRC lisp