minor text corrections based on my previous contribution #57

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@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ which is installed and requires minimal configuration.
## First connection
Start **weechat** on your linux shell and type the following commands
Start weechat on your linux shell and type the following commands:
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not sure this is necessary; the line as it is is correct

not sure this is necessary; the line as it is is correct
/server add tilde irc.tilde.chat/6697 -ssl
/connect tilde
This will connect you to the irc network via a secure connection. The
username used is your linux account, this is has to be unique, if
username used is your linux account, this has to be unique, if
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"this is has to be unique" is still not how the sentence should be phrased; should be "this has to be unique"

"this is has to be unique" is still not how the sentence should be phrased; should be "this has to be unique"
someone else registered your name already and is online you will be
called **username1**, then you should chose another nickname. You do
called **username1** or similar, then you should chose another nickname. You do
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the "or similar" is important because if you're not the only person trying to use username, you'll be username2 or username3 or whatever.

the "or similar" is important because if you're not the only person trying to use `username`, you'll be `username2` or `username3` or whatever.

chose to choose here too

chose to choose here too
that with
/nick newusername
(If you didn't chose a username that is unique in the tilde network,
you have kind of bad luck.)
(If you didn't choose a username that is unique in the tilde network,
you had kind of bad luck.)
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"if you didn't chose [sic] a username that is unique in the tilde network, you had kind of bad luck" is correct (except for "chose" instead of "choose"), since both verbs are in the past tense.

"if you didn't chose [sic] a username that is unique in the tilde network, you had kind of bad luck" is correct (except for "chose" instead of "choose"), since both verbs are in the past tense.
## Register
@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ To automatically connect to the tilde server on startup use
/set irc.server.tilde.autoconnect on
For more information about the program, see the [weechat
manual](https://weechat.org/files/doc/stable/weechat_user.en.html)
For more information about weechat, see the
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meh, I'd rather this sentence be written as "for more information on weechat, see the manual" with manual being the link text, since it's the manual of weechat, which is the focus of this page. no need to clarify in the link text that this is specifically the weechat manual; that's implied by it being on the weechat page (and would be further implied with my suggested phrasing)

meh, I'd rather this sentence be written as "for more information on weechat, see the manual" with manual being the link text, since it's the manual of weechat, which is the focus of this page. no need to clarify in the link text that this is specifically the weechat manual; that's implied by it being on the weechat page (and would be further implied with my suggested phrasing)
[manual](https://weechat.org/files/doc/stable/weechat_user.en.html)