updates after review

base/doc/ltnews41.tex

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ \subsection{Process global options once per package}
 
 \subsection{Make \cs{label}, \cs{index}, and \cs{glossary} truely invisible in running headers}
 
-\LaTeX{} had a bug since its initial implementation, in that it
+\LaTeX{} has had a bug since its initial implementation, in that it
 correctly ignored any \cs{label}, \cs{index}, or \cs{glossary}
 appearing in a mark, but neglected to handle the spaces around the
 command. As a result one could end up with two spaces in the running

base/ltsect.dtx

@@ -820,8 +820,8 @@
 %
 %
 %  \begin{macro}{\@gobble@om,\@gobble@som,\@gobble@with@sphack@om,\@gobble@with@sphack@som}
-%    Four commands that accept an optional and a mandatory argument or
-%    a star, optional and mandatory argument and then do nothing. Used
+%    Four commands that accept either an optional and a mandatory argument, or
+%    a star followed by an optional and a mandatory argument and then do nothing. Used
 %    to disable commands such as \cs{index} in certain situations.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 %</2ekernel>
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@
 \DeclareExpandableDocumentCommand\@gobble@som{s+o+m}{}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
-%    When something needs to be suppress during typesetting one often
-%    also wants to make sure that we don't end up with two spaces (in
-%    case there is one before and one after). This can't happen expandably.
+%    When something needs to be suppressed during typesetting, one often
+%    also wants to ensure that this doesn't end up with two spaces (in
+%    case there is one before and one after). This can't be done expandably.
 %  \changes{v1.1h}{2025/01/23}
 %     {Make \cs{label}, \cs{index} and \cs{glossary} truely invisible
 %    when typesetting (gh/1638)}