fix up the jargon a bit

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@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ If you spend enough time on Zephyr, you'll begin noticing some strange
 phrases and words being thrown around.  Some of these include:
 
 <strong>i,i foo</strong>:
-> picked up from CMU zephyrland and means "I have no point here, I
-> just like saying:".  Sometimes people simply use quotes: `"foo"`.
+> USENET saying picked up from CMU zephyrland that expands to "I have no point here, I
+> just like saying:".  Sometimes people use
+> [scare quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes) (e.g. `"foo"`) 
+> for similar purposes.
 
 <strong>mix</strong>:
 > If somebody accidentally sends a Zephyr to the wrong class or
@@ -145,8 +147,8 @@ phrases and words being thrown around.  Some of these include:
 <strong>.q</strong>:
 > Simiarly, `.q` at the end of an instance name indicates a quote.
 
-<strong>starking</strong>:
-> Answering a question or replying to a topic to a topic several hours
+<strong>to Stark</strong>:
+> To answer a question or replying to a topic to a topic several hours
 > (or days, occasionally) later. The term originates from Greg Stark,
 > who would often reply to zephyrs hours or occasionally days later
 > without seeing if anyone had answered yet, or worse, if the instance
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ phrases and words being thrown around.  Some of these include:
 > Literally, "Things That Are Not The Same".
 
 <strong>prnf</strong>:
-> Literally, "Pseudo-Random Neuron Firings".
+> Literally, "Pseudo-Random Neuron Firing".
 
 <strong>eiz</strong> or <strong>eip</strong> or <strong>else</strong>:
 > Instances used to comment on discussions on other classes in Zephyr without