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@@ -9,33 +9,33 @@
 
 [Official offlineimap][offlineimap].
 
+
 ## Description
 
-OfflineIMAP is a software to dispose your e-mail mailbox(es) as a **local
-Maildir**. OfflineIMAP will synchronize both sides via *IMAP*.
+OfflineIMAP is software that downloads your email mailbox(es) as **local
+Maildirs**. OfflineIMAP will synchronize both sides via *IMAP*.
 
-The main downside about IMAP is that you have to **trust** your email provider to
-not lose your mails. This is not something impossible while not very common.
+IMAP's main downside is that you have to **trust** your email provider to
+not lose your email. While certainly unlikely, it's not impossible.
 With OfflineIMAP, you can download your Mailboxes and make you own backups of
-the [Maildir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir).
+your [Maildir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir).
 
-This allows reading your email while offline without the need for the mail
-reader (MUA) to support IMAP disconnected operations. Need an attachment from a
-message without internet connection? It's fine, the message is still there.
+This allows reading your email offline without the need for your mail
+reader (MUA) to support IMAP operations. Need an attachment from a
+message without internet connection? No problem, the message is still there.
 
 
 ## Project status and future
 
 > As one of the maintainer of OfflineIMAP, I'd like to put my efforts into
-> [imapfw](http://github.com/OfflineIMAP/imapfw). **imapfw** is a software in
-> development that I intend to replace OfflineIMAP in the long term.
+> [imapfw](http://github.com/OfflineIMAP/imapfw). **imapfw** is software in
+> development that I intend to replace OfflineIMAP with in the long term.
 >
-> That's why I'm not going to do development in OfflineIMAP. I continue to do
-> the maintenance job in OfflineIMAP: fixing small bugs, (quick)
-> reviewing/merging patches and rolling out new releases, but that's all.
+> That's why I'm not going to continue OfflineIMAP development. I'll continue
+> to maintain OfflineIMAP (fixing small bugs, reviewing patches and merging,
+> and rolling out new releases), but that's all.
 >
-> While I keep tracking issues for OfflineIMAP, you should not expect support
-> much from me anymore.
+> While I keep tracking issues for OfflineIMAP, you should not expect future support.
 >
 > You won't be left at the side. OfflineIMAP's community is large enough so that
 > you'll find people for most of your issues.
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ GNU General Public License v2.
 * It is **flexible**.
 * It is **safe**.
 
+
 ## Downloads
 
 You should first check if your distribution already packages OfflineIMAP for you.
@@ -99,13 +100,15 @@ Bugs, issues and contributions can be requested to both the mailing list or the
 
 ## Documentation
 
-All the current and updated documentation is at the [community's website][website].
+All current and updated documentation is on the [community's website][website].
+
 
 ### Read documentation locally
 
 You might want to read the documentation locally. Get the sources of the website.
 For the other documentation, run the appropriate make target:
-```
+
+```sh
 $ ./scripts/get-repository.sh website
 $ cd docs
 $ make html  # Requires rst2html