diff --git a/spec/appendices.md b/spec/appendices.md
index b65036c6c2..80fb9cbedb 100644
--- a/spec/appendices.md
+++ b/spec/appendices.md
@@ -52,24 +52,27 @@ Addison Phillips,
 Eemeli Aro, 
 Romulo Cintra, 
 Stanisław Małolepszy, 
+Tim Chevalier, 
 Elango Cheran, 
 Richard Gibson, 
-Tim Chevalier, 
 Mihai Niță, 
-Shane F. Carr, 
 Mark Davis, 
 Steven R. Loomis, 
+Shane F. Carr, 
+Matt Radbourne, 
 Caleb Maclennan, 
 David Filip, 
 Daniel Minor, 
-Christopher Dieringer, 
+Christopher Dieringer,
+Bruno Haible,
+Danny Gleckler,
 George Rhoten, 
 Ujjwal Sharma, 
 Daniel Ehrenberg, 
 Markus Scherer, 
 Zibi Braniecki, 
-Matt Radbourne, 
-Bruno Haible,
+Lionel Rowe,
+Luca Casonato,
 and Rafael Xavier de Souza.
 
 Addison Phillips was chair of the working group from January 2023.
diff --git a/spec/formatting.md b/spec/formatting.md
index cf33d56229..78a2a71347 100644
--- a/spec/formatting.md
+++ b/spec/formatting.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Introduction
 
-This document defines the behaviour of a MessageFormat 2.0 implementation
-when formatting a message for display in a user interface, or for some later processing.
+This section defines the behavior of a MessageFormat 2.0 implementation
+when formatting a _message_ for display in a user interface, or for some later processing.
 
 To start, we presume that a _message_ has either been parsed from its syntax
 or created from a data model description.
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ nor be made available to _function handlers_.
 
 ## Formatting Context
 
-A message's **_<dfn>formatting context</dfn>_** represents the data and procedures that are required
-for the message's _expression resolution_, _pattern selection_ and _formatting_.
+A _message_'s **_<dfn>formatting context</dfn>_** represents the data and procedures that are required
+for the _message_'s _expression resolution_, _pattern selection_ and _formatting_.
 
 At a minimum, it includes:
 
-- Information on the current **_locale_**,
+- Information on the current **_[locale](https://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-glossary/#dfn-locale)_**,
   potentially including a fallback chain of locales.
   This will be passed on to formatting functions.
 
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ At a minimum, it includes:
   This is often determined by a user-provided argument of a formatting function call.
 
 - The _function registry_,
-  providing the _function handlers_ of the functions referred to by message _functions_.
+  providing the _function handlers_ of the functions referred to by _message_ _functions_.
 
-- Optionally, a fallback string to use for the message if it is not _valid_.
+- Optionally, a fallback string to use for the _message_ if it is not _valid_.
 
 Implementations MAY include additional fields in their _formatting context_.
 
diff --git a/spec/u-namespace.md b/spec/u-namespace.md
index 03a7134313..88519d45ad 100644
--- a/spec/u-namespace.md
+++ b/spec/u-namespace.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rather than function-specific.
 It might also be used to define _functions_ in a future release.
 
 The CLDR Technical Committee of the Unicode Consortium
-manages the specification for this namespace, hence the name `u:`.
+manages the specification for this namespace, hence the _namespace_ `u:`.
 
 ## Options
 
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ well-formed [BCP 47](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt)
 language tags,
 or an implementation-defined list of such tags.
 
-If this option is set on _markup_, a _Bad Option_ error is emitted
-and the value of the `u:locale` option is ignored.
+If this _option_ is set on _markup_, a _Bad Option_ error is emitted
+and the value of the `u:locale` _option_ is ignored.
 
-During processing, the `u:locale` option
+During processing, the `u:locale` _option_
 MUST be removed from the resolved mapping of _options_
 before calling the _function handler_.