refactor: update wording and fix some typos

diff --git a/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd b/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd
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--- a/content/2026-07-03-what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-of-interviews.smd
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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ next section.
 I've had candidates interviewing for a Java position that do not know the
 language. In these cases, there is simply nothing I can do. We state at the
 beginning what the candidate is interviewing for and ask if they are comfortable
-continuing with the interview. Even so, so I've candidates not knowing how to
+continuing with the interview. Even so, so I've had candidates not knowing how to
 declare a variable or write a method, because they are clearly not acquainted
 with the language. In these cases, if the candidate shows good reasoning skills
 and expresses having proficiency with other tools, then I would reject them but
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ just need to hear out loud what you are thinking.
 
 I don't why, but there is many people that overestimate their knowledge. The
 reason that would make the most sense to me is that they have always been in a
-bubble and have never had to get out of their confort zone, so they literally do
+bubble and have never had to get out of their comfort zone, so they literally do
 not know how little they know. These candidates often show themselves
 overconfident and even arrogant, but when I start to ask basic architecture and
 design questions, they don't even understand what I'm asking because they've
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ it. A lack of humility, if you may.
 
 ### Concealing use of AI tools
 
-This, along with the next point, is one of the most things infuriating
+This, along with the next point, is one of the most infuriating things
 candidates do for me as an interviewer. They would not share their whole screen
 and glance furtively and repeatedly to the side before writing any piece of
 code. I've even had candidates using sunglasses during the interview, claiming
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ technical.
 If I ask a question to a candidate, it's because I have complete command over
 the subject. So, if said candidate starts giving a bullshit answer because they
 don't actually know, I will notice immediately. I remember on one ocasion in an
-Organic Chemistry class me and some comrades had to present a paper. One of my
+Organic Chemistry class me and some classmates had to present a paper. One of my
 classmates was completely lost, and started bullshitting the professor, who
 called him out on that right away. I remember thinking how does one even attempt
 that, and I think the same when it happens to me during interviews. Honestly,