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 #### Suggested Workflow
 
-We use [Spring](https://github.com/rails/spring) and it is already included in the project.
+We use [Spring](https://github.com/rails/spring), and it is already included in the project.
 
-1.  Use the provided bin stubs to automatically start Spring, i.e. `bin/rails server`, `bin/rspec spec/models/`, `bin/rails db:migrate`.
+1.  Use the provided bin stubs to start Spring automatically, i.e. `bin/rails server`, `bin/rspec spec/models/`, `bin/rails db:migrate`.
 1.  If Spring isn't picking up on new changes, use `spring stop`. For example, Spring should always be restarted if there's a change in environment key.
 1.  Check Spring's status whenever with `spring status`.
 
-Caveat: `bin/rspec` is not equipped with Spring because it affects Simplecov's result. Instead use `bin/spring rspec`.
+Caveat: `bin/rspec` is not equipped with Spring because it affects Simplecov's result. Instead, use `bin/spring rspec`.
 
 ## Additional docs