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diff --git a/website/trust-models.mdwn b/website/trust-models.mdwn
index 792c6b6..789e3a3 100644
--- a/website/trust-models.mdwn
+++ b/website/trust-models.mdwn
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Monkeysphere relies on GPG's definition of the OpenPGP web of trust,
 so it's important to understand how GPG calculates User ID validity
 for a key.
 
-The basic question asked is: For a given User ID on a specific key,
-given some set of valid certifications (signatures), and some explicit
-statements about whose certifications you think are trustworthy
-(ownertrust), should we consider this User ID to be legitimately
-attached to this key (a "valid" User ID)?
+The basic question that a trust model tries to answer is: For a given
+User ID on a specific key, given some set of valid certifications
+(signatures), and some explicit statements about whose certifications
+you think are trustworthy (ownertrust), should we consider this User
+ID to be legitimately attached to this key (a "valid" User ID)?
 
 It's worth noting that there are two integral parts in this
 calculation:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ These colon-delimited records say (in order):
  * `1`: uses new "PGP" trust model (0 would be the "Classic trust model") -- see below
  * `1220401097`: seconds since the epoch that I created the trust db.
  * `1220465006`: seconds after the epoch that the trustdb will need to be rechecked (usually due to the closest pending expiration, etc)
- * `3`: Either 3 certifications from keys with marginal ownertrust are needed for full User ID+Key validity
+ * `3`: Either 3 certifications from keys with marginal ownertrust ...
  * `1`: Or 1 certification from a key with full ownertrust is needed for full User ID+Key validity
  * `5`: `max_cert_depth` (i'm not sure exactly how this is used, though the name is certainly suggestive)