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@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ on port 8448. The preferred way to do that is by using a reverse proxy,
 see [reverse_proxy.md](<reverse_proxy.md>) for instructions on how to
 correctly set one up.
 
-In some cases you might not want Synapse to be running on the machine that
-has the `server_name` as its public DNS hostname, or federation traffic
-to use port than 8448 (e.g. you want to use `example.com` as your `server_name`
-but want Synapse to be reachable on `synapse.example.com:443`). This can
-be done using delegation, which allows an admin to dictate where federation
-traffic should be sent, see [delegate.md](<delegate.md>) for instructions on
-how to set this up.
+In some cases you might not want to run Synapse on the machine that has
+the `server_name` as its public DNS hostname, or you might want federation
+traffic to use a different port than 8448. For example, you might want to
+have your user names look like `@user:example.com`, but you want to run
+Synapse on `synapse.example.com` on port 443. This can be done using
+delegation, which allows an admin to control where federation traffic should
+be sent. See [delegate.md](delegate.md) for instructions on how to set this up.
 
 Once federation has been configured, you should be able to join a room over
 federation. A good place to start is `#synapse:matrix.org` - a room for
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Synapse admins.
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
-You can use the [federation tester](<https://matrix.org/federationtester>)
+You can use the [federation tester](https://matrix.org/federationtester)
 to check if your homeserver is configured correctly. Alternatively try the
 [JSON API used by the federation tester](https://matrix.org/federationtester/api/report?server_name=DOMAIN).
 Note that you'll have to modify this URL to replace `DOMAIN` with your