[css-multicol] Fixing some typos and other small errors

Author: rachelandrew

css-multicol-1/Overview.bs

@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ The multi-column model</h2>
 
 	Column boxes are block container boxes. The multi-column container is the principal box, and column boxes are anonymous.
 
-	Note: Column boxes do not become the containing block for elements with ''position: fixed'' or ''position: absolute''. The containing block is the multicol element, it being the principal box.
+	Note: Column boxes do not become the containing block for elements with ''position: fixed'' or ''position: absolute''. The containing block is the multicol container, it being the principal box.
 
 	<wpt>
 	multicol-containing-001.xht
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ The multi-column model</h2>
 
 		<figure>
 			<img src="images/column-not-containing-block.svg" alt="The absolutely positioned image is positioned by reference to the multicol container not the column box.">
-			<figcaption>The figure demonstrates that the absolutely positioned image is positoned by reference to the multicol container and not the column box.</figcaption>
+			<figcaption>The figure demonstrates that the absolutely positioned image is positioned by reference to the multicol container and not the column box.</figcaption>
 		</figure>
 	</div>
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ these two properties determine the outcome:-->
 	Note: The reason for making 'column-width' somewhat flexible
 	is to achieve scalable designs that can fit many screen sizes. To set
 	an exact column width, the column gap and the width of the multicol
-	element (assuming horizontal text) must also be specified.
+	container (assuming horizontal text) must also be specified.
 
 
 <h3 id='cc'>
@@ -542,8 +542,7 @@ Pseudo-algorithm</h3>
 
 	The pseudo-algorithm below determines the used values for
 	'column-count' (N) and 'column-width' (W). There is one other variable
-	in the pseudo-algorithm: U is the used width of the multi-column
-	element.
+	in the pseudo-algorithm: U is the used width of the multi-column container.
 
 	Note: The used width U of the multi-column container can depend on the element's contents,
 	in which case it also depends on the computed values of the 'column-count' and 'column-width' properties.
@@ -673,7 +672,7 @@ Column gaps and rules</h2>
 	column rule will not alter the placement of anything else. If a column
 	rule is wider than its gap, the adjacent column boxes will overlap the
 	rule, and the rule may possibly extend outside the box of the multicol
-	container. Column rules are painted just above the border of the multicol element. For scrollable multicol elements, note that while the border and background of the multicol element obviously aren't scrolled, the rules need to scroll along with the columns. Column rules are
+	container. Column rules are painted just above the border of the multicol element. For scrollable multicol elements, note that while the border and background of the multicol container obviously aren't scrolled, the rules need to scroll along with the columns. Column rules are
 	only drawn between two columns that both have content.
 
 	<wpt>
@@ -1314,7 +1313,7 @@ Pagination and overflow outside multicol containers</h3>
 	</wpt>
 
 	Columns that appear outside the multicol container in continuous contexts
-	are called <dfn export>overflow columns</dfn>. Overflow columns can effect the height of the multicol container.
+	are called <dfn export>overflow columns</dfn>. Overflow columns can affect the height of the multicol container.
 
 	<div class="example">
 		In this example, the height of the multi-column container has been
@@ -1339,7 +1338,7 @@ Pagination and overflow outside multicol containers</h3>
 
 	<div class="example">
 
-		In continuous contexts overflow columns can effect the height of the multicol container. In this example a column appears in the overflow which has four lines of text. The multicol container is made tall enough to accomodate this column.
+		In continuous contexts overflow columns can affect the height of the multicol container. In this example a column appears in the overflow which has four lines of text. The multicol container is made tall enough to accomodate this column.
 
 		<figure>
 			<img src="images/overflow-column-effects-height.svg" alt="Four columns, overflow column is taller than the first three">
@@ -1420,7 +1419,7 @@ This appendix is <em>informative</em>.
 	overflow columns.</q>
 	<br>To:
 	<br><q>In continuous media, this property does not have any effect when there are overflow columns.</q> <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/2549">Resolved: 12 Apr 2018</a></li>
-	<li>Add a line of text plus an example to show that overflow columns can effect the multicol container height. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/1745">Resolved: 12 Apr 2018</a></li>
+	<li>Add a line of text plus an example to show that overflow columns can affect the multicol container height. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/1745">Resolved: 12 Apr 2018</a></li>
 	<li>Replaced the HTML mock-up examples with SVG versions, as the examples were unclear. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/1087">Issue 1087</a>.</li>
 	<li>Changed the value of normal for column-gap to be 1em, rather than a UA-specified length with a suggestion of 1em. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/2145#issuecomment-378781507">Resolved: 4 Apr 2018</a></li>
 	<li>Clarified that negative values are not allowed for column-width, and that while 0 may be specified, used values will be clamped to a minimum of 1px. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/1741#issuecomment-373091628">Resolved: 14 Mar 2018</a></li>