PEP 564: Minor fixes, fix typos

vstinner · vstinner · commit 86c06a737c16 · 2017-10-18T02:37:03.000+02:00
diff --git a/pep-0564.rst b/pep-0564.rst
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ but use nanoseconds as Python ``int``.
 For example, ``time.monotonic_ns() == int(time.monotonic() * 1e9)`` if
 ``monotonic()`` value is small enough to not lose precision.
 
-These functions are needed because they handle big timestamps, like
+These functions are needed because they handle large timestamps, like
 time.time() which uses the UNIX epoch as reference, and so their version
 without the ``_ns`` suffix are likely to lose precision at the
 nanosecond resolution.
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ Since the ``time.clock()`` function was deprecated in Python 3.3, no
 
 Python has other functions handling time. No nanosecond variant was
 proposed because their internal resolution is greater or equal to 1 us,
-or because their maximum value is a small enough to lose precision. For
-example, the maximum value of ``clock_getres()`` is likely to be 1
+or because their maximum value is a small enough to not lose precision.
+For example, the maximum value of ``clock_getres()`` should be 1
 second.
 
 Example of unchanged functions:
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ Example of unchanged functions:
 
 See also the `Annex: Clocks Resolution in Python`_.
 
-New nanosecond flavor of these functions may be added later if an
-operating system adds a new function provided better resolution.
+A new nanosecond flavor of these functions may be added later if an
+operating system adds a new function providing better resolution.
 
 
 Alternatives and discussion
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Example of script ot measure the smallest difference between two
 Linux
 -----
 
-Linux (kernel 4.12 on Fedora 26):
+Clocks resolution measured in Python on Fedora 26 (kernel 4.12):
 
 ====================  ==========
 Function              Resolution
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ Notes on resolutions:
 Windows
 -------
 
-Windows 8.1:
+Clocks resolution measured in Python on Windows 8.1:
 
 =================  =============
 Function           Resolution
