diff --git a/doc/sphinx/user_manual/installation/stand_alone_install.md b/doc/sphinx/user_manual/installation/stand_alone_install.md
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--- a/doc/sphinx/user_manual/installation/stand_alone_install.md
+++ b/doc/sphinx/user_manual/installation/stand_alone_install.md
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 Stand-alone installation with all apps
 ======================================
 
-1. Make a directory to install to (e.g. `mkdir world_builder`).
-2. Enter that directory (e.g. `cd world_builder`).
-3. Clone the git repository from GitHub (e.g. `git clone git@github.com:GeodynamicWorldBuilder/WorldBuilder.git`). It is strongly recommended to make sure you have a working GitHub account first, with correctly setup ssh keys.
-4. Enter the new World Builder directory (e.g. `cd WorldBuilder`).
+1. Make a directory to install to (e.g., `mkdir world_builder`).
+2. Enter that directory (e.g., `cd world_builder`).
+3. Clone the git repository from GitHub (e.g., `git clone git@github.com:GeodynamicWorldBuilder/WorldBuilder.git`). It is strongly recommended to make sure you have a working GitHub account first, with correctly setup ssh keys.
+4. Enter the new World Builder directory (e.g., `cd WorldBuilder`).
 5. Make a build directory and enter it.
 (For steps 6-10, select a tab):
 
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ Stand-alone installation with all apps
 :::{tab-item} For Windows with Visual Studio
 6. Run CMake by entering: `cmake MAKE_FILE_GENERATOR="Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64"..`, or the version of Visual Studio you have installed, and make sure CMake finds all the dependencies.
 7. For production runs, set build type to release by entering `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release`.
-8. Run make with the amount of threads you want to use (e.g. use 8 processes: `make -j 8`).
+8. Run make with the amount of threads you want to use (e.g., use 8 processes: `make -j 8`).
 9. If you want the Geodynamic World Builder to be installed on your system, run `cmake -build . -target install -j 8`
-10. Run the tests to make sure everything installed correctly (`cmake -build . -target run_tests -j 8`).
+10. Run the tests to make sure everything is installed correctly (`cmake -build . -target run_tests -j 8`).
 :::
 
 :::{tab-item} For all other configurations
 6. Run CMake by entering: `cmake ..` and make sure CMake finds all the dependencies.
 7. For production runs, set build type to release by entering `make release`.
-8. Run make with the amount of threads you want to use (e.g. use 8 processes: `make -j 8`).
+8. Run make with the amount of threads you want to use (e.g., use 8 processes: `make -j 8`).
 9. If you want the Geodynamic World Builder to be installed on your system, run `sudo make install -j 4`
 10. Run the tests to make sure everything is installed correctly (`ctest`).
 :::
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ Now the library, tester, and the two programs (described in {ref}`part:user_manu
 
 :::{note}
 By default, the Geodynamic World Builder is configured in `debug` mode, i.e., it includes several assertions to make sure that the input and computed properties (temperature or composition) are reasonable. This makes the program much slower in the `debug ` mode compared to the `release` mode (10 times or more depending on the problem type). It is therefore recommended that you first test the feasibility of the generated output using a small problem (lower resolution or lesser features) in the `debug` mode and then use the `release` mode to run the full-scale problem for faster computation.
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