10:5910:59, 16 October 2012diffhist−10
Cgroups
Changed "...multiple different meanings..." to "...multiple meanings..." to eradicate the tautology.
24 September 2012
10:5210:52, 24 September 2012diffhist+6
Isopropyl alcohol
Replaced the word 'potable' with 'safe to drink' because the information is a matter of safety and should be as easy to read and understand as possible.
07:0707:07, 1 September 2012diffhist−5
Micrometre
Replaced the word "homograph of" with the words "same as" because the reader should not have to follow a link to understand the sentence.
17:4817:48, 9 August 2012diffhist+438
Eric Schmidt
Added some details about Schmidt's father's professional backgound to give some insight into the environment in which Schmidt was raised.
20:0020:00, 9 June 2012diffhist−3
Factory farming
Changed the word 'several' to 'many' because the word several suggested that there were only a few people who disagreed with the methods. 'Many' is more accurate.
08:2808:28, 11 May 2012diffhist+12
Tim Minchin
Added the word 'private' to indicate that Minchen's school was a private school. Most people have a state education. It's worthy of note.
5 May 2012
14:3614:36, 5 May 2012diffhist+16
Jane Garvey (broadcaster)
Added the word 'independent' to indicate that the school Garvey attended was not a state school. It's worthy of note. 93% of the population had a state education.
8 April 2012
15:3015:30, 8 April 2012diffhist−1
Auchmuty High School
Swapped the word 'public' for the word 'state' to reflect the fact that in the UK 'public' schools are understood to mean private schools.
17:4317:43, 1 April 2012diffhist−11
Battle of Isandlwana
Removed 'iklwa' from the list of weapons used by the Zulu warriors because the link to iklwa redirects to assegai (which had already been mentioned in the list.
18 March 2012
18:2818:28, 18 March 2012diffhist−22
Lolita (1962 film)
Removed '...in medias res...' because it added no useful meaning to the sentence which the first two paragraphs do not make clear without it.
17 March 2012
09:4209:42, 17 March 2012diffhist+16
Richard Coles
Added the word 'independent' to indicate that the school he attended was a private school. It's amazing just how many famouse, rich or powerful people avoided a state education.
17:4717:47, 4 February 2012diffhist−7
Gus Grissom
Changed '...highly pressurized...' because it is enough to say that the cabin was pressurized. Highly pressurized reads as mellow dramatic and could mean all manner of things to all manner of reader.
22:0522:05, 10 January 2012diffhist−2
Martha Gellhorn
"She was faithful to Hemingway, with the exception of a fling with..." to "Gelhorn was unfaithful to Hemmingway, having an affair with..." because one is either faithful or one is not.
01:4801:48, 29 December 2011diffhist−108
Albatross
Removed the reference to 'K-selected' to make the sentence clearer to the reader. The reference to K-selection added nothing to the information about the albatross.
19:0219:02, 24 December 2011diffhist−18
Phil Spector
Changed, "later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson." to, "later known for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson."
23 December 2011
09:4009:40, 23 December 2011diffhist+27
Julian Fellowes
Edited sentence to show that the schools which Fellowes attended were private schools. Only 7% of the population had a private education, so it is worthy of note.
18 December 2011
17:2617:26, 18 December 2011diffhist+8
Emily Blunt
Added the word 'private' to indicate that the sixth form college referred to in the article was private rather than a state institution
12 December 2011
17:4117:41, 12 December 2011diffhist−3
Arthur Leigh Allen
Changed the claim that the DNA mismatch '...ruled out...' Allen as having handled the letter to '...did not confirm...' because the mismatch only meant that the DNA was not Allen's not that he had not handled the letter.
17:4417:44, 26 November 2011diffhist−2
Jon Snow (journalist)
changed "brought up at" to "educated at" because it made more sense. Removed the reference to "minor public school" and replaced it with the word "independent"
00:1400:14, 19 November 2011diffhist−6
John Boorman
Changed "total failure" to just "failure" because a total failure would likely not have been released and if released nobody would have gone to see it.
14 November 2011
15:4415:44, 14 November 2011diffhist+3
Vz. 58
Replaced the word 'completely' with 'substantially' because there are some, if not many, similarities between the two weapons which are being compared.