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2020-03-26-swift-log.md

@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ status:
 In 2002,
 the United States Congress enacted
 the [Sarbanes–Oxley Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes–Oxley_Act),
-which introduced broad oversight to corporations,
+which introduced broad oversight to corporations
 in response to accounting scandals at companies like
 [Enron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal) and 
 [MCI WorldCom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCI_Inc.#Accounting_scandals)
 around that time.
 This act,
-along with other regulations like
 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_DSS">
 <abbr title="Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard">PCI</abbr>
 </a>
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@ with distinct log levels and configurable output settings.
 
 _Sarbanes–Oxley_ is notable for giving rise to
 _[Yates v. United States](https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/13-7451)_:
-a delightful Supreme Court case that raised the question of
-whether fish (🐟) are considered to be "tangible objects"
-for purposes of that statute.
+a delightful Supreme Court case that asked the question
+_"Are fish (🐟) tangible objects?"
 
 Although the Court found in a 5 – 4 decision
-that fish are not, _in fact_, "tangible objects",
+that fish are _not_, in fact, "tangible objects" 
+(for purposes of the statute),
 we remain unconvinced
 for the same reasons articulated in
 [Justice Kagan's dissent](https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/574/528/#tab-opinion-3243031)
@@ -119,8 +118,8 @@ from WWDC 2018.
 
 As always,
 an example would be helpful in guiding our discussion.
-In the spirit of transparency,
-let's imagine writing Swift program
+In the spirit of transparency and nostalgia,
+let's imagine writing a Swift program
 that audits the finances of a '00s Fortune 500 company.
 
 ```swift
@@ -142,8 +141,8 @@ do {
 }
 ```
 
-An `Auditor` type is responsible for polls for changes to a directory
-_(an FTP server, for nostalgia's sake)_.
+An `Auditor` type polls for changes to a directory
+_(an FTP server, because remember: it's 2003)_.
 Each time a file is added, removed, or changed,
 its contents are audited for discrepancies.
 If any financial oddities are encountered,