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@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # coursier-jni-utils
 
 *coursier-jni-utils* is a small library allowing to tap into various Windows
-native API from Java / Scala via JNI.
+native APIs from Java / Scala via JNI.
 
 
 ## Developer docs
 
 *coursier-jni-utils* is built with
-[Mill](https://com-lihaoyi.github.io/mill). It comes upwith Mill launchers
+[Mill](https://com-lihaoyi.github.io/mill). It comes up with Mill launchers
 (`mill`, `mill.bat`), so that only a JVM and [mingw](https://www.mingw-w64.org)
 should be needed to build it.
 
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ should be needed to build it.
 #### JVM
 
 A JVM, such as AdoptOpenJDK 8 or 11, is required.
-`java -version` should work fine, and print a version
+To check if such a JVM is installed, run
+`java -version`, and check that it prints a version
 higher than or equal to `8`.
 
 #### mingw
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ On Windows, the *coursier-jni-utils* build assumes mingw is installed under
 `C:\msys64`. If it's installed at a different location, edit the `msys2Entrypoint`
 method in `deps.sc` accordingly.
 
-On Linux and macOS, the *coursier-jni-utils* build mingw gcc can be run with
+On Linux and macOS, the *coursier-jni-utils* build assumes mingw gcc can be run with
 `x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc`.
 
 ### IDE