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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/mips.html.markdown b/mips.html.markdown
index 4134d3fa..45e16e7b 100644
--- a/mips.html.markdown
+++ b/mips.html.markdown
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ gateways and routers.
# Programs typically contain a .data and .text sections
.data # Section where data is stored in memory (allocated in RAM), similar to
- # variables in higher level languages
+ # variables in higher-level languages
# Declarations follow a ( label: .type value(s) ) form of declaration
hello_world: .asciiz "Hello World\n" # Declare a null terminated string
num1: .word 42 # Integers are referred to as words
- # (32 bit value)
+ # (32-bit value)
arr1: .word 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 # Array of words
arr2: .byte 'a', 'b' # Array of chars (1 byte each)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ gateways and routers.
# The basic format of these branching instructions typically follow <instr>
# <reg1> <reg2> <label> where label is the label we want to jump to if the
# given conditional evaluates to true
- # Sometimes it is easier to write the conditional logic backwards, as seen
+ # Sometimes it is easier to write the conditional logic backward, as seen
# in the simple if statement example below
beq $t0, $t1, reg_eq # Will branch to reg_eq if
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ gateways and routers.
ble $t0, $t1, t0_gte_t1 # Branches when $t0 <= $t1
bltz $t0, t0_lt0 # Branches when $t0 < 0
slt $s0, $t0, $t1 # Instruction that sends a signal when
- # $t0 < $t1 with reuslt in $s0 (1 for true)
+ # $t0 < $t1 with result in $s0 (1 for true)
# Simple if statement
# if (i == j)
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ gateways and routers.
## MACROS ##
_macros:
- # Macros are extremly useful for substituting repeated code blocks with a
+ # Macros are extremely useful for substituting repeated code blocks with a
# single label for better readability
# These are in no means substitutes for functions
# These must be declared before it is used
- # Macro for printing new lines (since these can be very repetitive)
+ # Macro for printing newlines (since these can be very repetitive)
.macro println()
la $a0, newline # New line string stored here
li $v0, 4
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ gateways and routers.
buffer: .space 128 # Allocates a block in memory, does
# not automatically clear
# These blocks of memory are aligned
- # next each other
+ # next to each other
.text
la $s0, list # Load address of list