consensus_encoding: Adjust docs spelling and grammar

diff --git a/consensus_encoding/src/decode/decoders.rs b/consensus_encoding/src/decode/decoders.rs
index a39d6264..ab9ab5b3 100644
--- a/consensus_encoding/src/decode/decoders.rs
+++ b/consensus_encoding/src/decode/decoders.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ impl Decoder for ByteVecDecoder {
 
 /// A decoder that decodes a vector of `T`s.
 ///
-/// The decoding is expected to start with expected number of items in the vector.
+/// The vector encoding must start with the number of items in the vector, encoded as a compact
+/// size.
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 pub struct VecDecoder<T: Decode> {
     prefix_decoder: Option<CompactSizeDecoder>,
diff --git a/consensus_encoding/src/decode/mod.rs b/consensus_encoding/src/decode/mod.rs
index 2b9c3ceb..bdd3c7ff 100644
--- a/consensus_encoding/src/decode/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus_encoding/src/decode/mod.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub trait Decoder: Sized {
     #[track_caller]
     fn push_bytes(&mut self, bytes: &mut &[u8]) -> Result<DecoderStatus, Self::Error>;
 
-    /// Completes the decoding process and return the final result.
+    /// Completes the decoding process and returns the final result.
     ///
     /// This consumes the decoder and should be called when no more input data is available.
     ///
diff --git a/consensus_encoding/src/encode/mod.rs b/consensus_encoding/src/encode/mod.rs
index 2456b836..08d8ccba 100644
--- a/consensus_encoding/src/encode/mod.rs
+++ b/consensus_encoding/src/encode/mod.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub trait Encode {
 
 /// An encoder for a consensus-encodable object.
 ///
-/// The consumers of type implementing this encoder trait should generally use it in a loop like
+/// The consumers of a type implementing this encoder trait should generally use it in a loop like
 /// this:
 ///
 /// ```no-compile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub trait Encode {
 /// implementors are allowed to change the sizes of the chunks as long as the concatenation of all
 /// the bytes returned stays the same.
 pub trait Encoder {
-    /// Yields the current encoded byteslice.
+    /// Yields the current encoded byte slice.
     ///
     /// Will always return the same value until [`Self::advance`] is called.
     /// May return an empty slice, however implementors should avoid returning empty slices unless
diff --git a/consensus_encoding/src/lib.rs b/consensus_encoding/src/lib.rs
index 78904ad5..e9043293 100644
--- a/consensus_encoding/src/lib.rs
+++ b/consensus_encoding/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 //! This crate provides free functions which drive codecs for common I/O interfaces. On the decoding
 //! side we provide:
 //!
-//! * [`decode_from_read`]: Decode from a stblib buffered reader.
+//! * [`decode_from_read`]: Decode from a stdlib buffered reader.
 //! * [`decode_from_read_unbuffered`]: Decode from a stdlib unbuffered reader (4k buffer on stack).
 //! * [`decode_from_read_unbuffered_with`]: As above with custom sized stack-allocated buffer.
 //! * [`decode_from_slice`]: Decode from a byte slice (errors if slice is not completely consumed).