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@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ diachron.  (When it comes to that dev/test/prod one, hear us out first, ok?)
   Seriously](https://slack.engineering/taking-php-seriously/) and wish you had
   something similar for Typescript?
 
-- Do you think that ORMs are not all that, and you had first class unmediated
-  access to your database?  And do you think that database agnosticism is
-  overrated?
+- Do you think that ORMs are not all that?  Do you wish you had first class
+  unmediated access to your database?  And do you think that database
+  agnosticism is overrated?
 
--- Do you think dev/testing/prod distinctions are a bad idea?  (Hear us out on
+- Do you think dev/testing/prod distinctions are a bad idea?  (Hear us out on
   this one.)
 
 - Have you ever lost hours getting everyone on your team to have the exact
-  same environment, but you're not willing to take the plunge and use a tool
+  same environment, yet you're not willing to take the plunge and use a tool
   like [nix](https://nixos.org)?
 
 - Are you frustrated by unclear documentation?  Is ramping up a frequent