perlcommunity: punctuation and capitalisation

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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ which tracks and provides services for a variety of other community sites.
 
 =head2 Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
 
-Perl runs on e-mail, there is no doubt about it. The Camel book was originally
+Perl runs on e-mail; there is no doubt about it. The Camel book was originally
 written mostly over e-mail and today Perl's development is co-ordinated through
 mailing lists. The largest repository of Perl mailing lists is located at
 L<http://lists.perl.org>.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The Perl community has a rather large IRC presence. For starters, it has its
 own IRC network, L<irc://irc.perl.org>. General (not help-oriented) chat can be
 found at L<irc://irc.perl.org/#perl>. Many other more specific chats are also
 hosted on the network. Information about irc.perl.org is located on the
-network's website: L<http://www.irc.perl.org>. For a more help oriented #perl,
+network's website: L<http://www.irc.perl.org>. For a more help-oriented #perl,
 check out L<irc://irc.freenode.net/#perl>. Perl 6 development also has a
 presence in L<irc://irc.freenode.net/#perl6>. Most Perl-related channels will
 be kind enough to point you in the right direction if you ask nicely.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ with varying activity levels.
 =head2 Websites
 
 Perl websites come in a variety of forms, but they fit into two large
-categories: forums and news websites. There are many Perl related
+categories: forums and news websites. There are many Perl-related
 websites, so only a few of the community's largest are mentioned here.
 
 =head3 News sites
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ websites, so only a few of the community's largest are mentioned here.
 
 =item L<http://perl.com/>
 
-Run by O'Reilly Media (The publisher of L<the Camel Book|perlbook> among other
+Run by O'Reilly Media (the publisher of L<the Camel Book|perlbook>, among other
 Perl-related literature), perl.com provides current Perl news, articles, and
 resources for Perl developers as well as a directory of other useful websites.
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ L<irc://irc.perl.org/#perl>.
 
 If you have never been to a hackathon, here are a few basic things you need to
 know before attending: have a working laptop and know how to use it; check out
-the involved projects before hand; have the necessary version control client;
+the involved projects beforehand; have the necessary version control client;
 and bring backup equipment (an extra LAN cable, additional power strips, etc.)
 because someone will forget.