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@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
 like the in-place \method{sort()} method but has been made suitable for
 use in expressions.  The differences are:
   \begin{itemize}
-  \item the input make be any iterable;
-  \item a copy is sorted, leaving the original intact; and
+  \item the input may be any iterable;
+  \item a newly formed copy is sorted, leaving the original intact; and
   \item the expression returns the new sorted copy
   \end{itemize}