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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source: http://jqfundamentals.com/legacy
 attribution: 
   - jQuery Fundamentals
 ---
-Sometimes you only want to run a block of code under certain conditions. Flow control — via if and else blocks — lets you run code only under certain conditions.
+Sometimes a block of code should only be run under certain conditions. Flow control — via `if` and `else` blocks — lets you run code if certain conditions have been met.
 
 ```
 // Flow control
@@ -36,20 +36,13 @@ if ( bar ) {
 }
 ```
 
-<div class="note">
-While curly braces aren't strictly required around single-line if statements,
-using them consistently, even when they aren't strictly required, makes for
-vastly more readable code.
+While curly braces aren't strictly required around single-line `if` statements, using them consistently, even when they aren't strictly required, makes for vastly more readable code.
 
-Be mindful not to define functions with the same name multiple times within
-separate if/else blocks, as doing so may not have the expected result.
-</div>
+Be mindful not to define functions with the same name multiple times within separate if/else blocks, as doing so may not have the expected result.
 
 ## Truthy and Falsy Things
 
-In order to use flow control successfully, it's important to understand which
-kinds of values are "truthy" and which kinds of values are "falsy." Sometimes,
-values that seem like they should evaluate one way actually evaluate another.
+In order to use flow control successfully, it's important to understand which kinds of values are "truthy" and which kinds of values are "falsy." Sometimes, values that seem like they should evaluate one way actually evaluate another.
 
 ```
 // Values that evaluate to true
@@ -68,30 +61,22 @@ null;
 undefined;  // be careful -- undefined can be redefined!
 ```
 
-## Conditional Variable Assignment with The Ternary Operator
+## Conditional Variable Assignment with the Ternary Operator
 
-Sometimes you want to set a variable to a value depending on some condition.
-You could use an if/else statement, but in many cases the ternary operator is
-more convenient. The ternary operator tests a condition; if the
-condition is true, it returns a certain value, otherwise it returns a different
-value.
+Sometimes a variable should be set depending on some condition. An `if`/`else` statement works, but in many cases the ternary operator is more convenient. The ternary operator tests a condition; if the condition is true, it returns a certain value, otherwise it returns a different value.
 
-The ternary operator
+The ternary operator:
 ```
 // set foo to 1 if bar is true;
 // otherwise, set foo to 0
 var foo = bar ? 1 : 0;
 ```
 
-While the ternary operator can be used without assigning the return value to a
-variable, this is generally discouraged.
+While the ternary operator can be used without assigning the return value to a variable, this is generally discouraged.
 
 ## Switch Statements
 
-Rather than using a series of if/else if/else blocks, sometimes it can be
-useful to use a switch statement instead. Switch statements look
-at the value of a variable or expression, and run different blocks of code
-depending on the value.
+Rather than using a series of `if`/`else` blocks, sometimes it can be useful to use a `switch` statement instead. `Switch` statements look at the value of a variable or expression, and run different blocks of code depending on the value.
 
 ```
 // A switch statement
@@ -116,9 +101,7 @@ switch ( foo ) {
 }
 ```
 
-Switch statements have somewhat fallen out of favor in JavaScript, because
-often the same behavior can be accomplished by creating an object that has more
-potential for reuse, testing, etc. For example:
+Switch statements have somewhat fallen out of favor in JavaScript, because often the same behavior can be accomplished by creating an object that has more potential for reuse or testing. For example:
 
 ```
 var stuffToDo = {
@@ -154,4 +137,4 @@ if ( stuffToDo[foo] ) {
 }
 ```
 
-We'll look at objects in greater depth later in this chapter.
+Objects are covered further in the [Types](/types) and [Objects](/objects) sections.