More style fixes from vale

README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The following software packages, or their equivalents, are expected to be instal
 - [GNU make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/) 3.82 or later,
 - [GNU coreutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/) and [GNU binutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/) may be required to build dependencies like Python, which may need to be compiled during installation. For macOS users, this has been scripted and automated by the `dotfiles` project; please see this [script](https://github.com/nhs-england-tools/dotfiles/blob/main/assets/20-install-base-packages.macos.sh) for details,
 - [Python](https://www.python.org/) required to run Git hooks,
-- [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor.
+- [`jq`](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor.
 
 > [!NOTE]<br>
 > The version of GNU make available by default on macOS is earlier than 3.82. You will need to upgrade it or certain `make` tasks will fail. On macOS, you will need [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed, then to install `make`, like so:

docs/developer-guides/Bash_and_Make.md

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ VERBOSE=1 scripts/shellscript-linter.sh
 
 ### Scripts
 
-Most scripts provided with this repository template can utilise tools installed on your `PATH` if they are available or run them from within a Docker container. To force a script to use Docker, the `FORCE_USE_DOCKER` variable is provided. This feature increases configurability of the development environment, allowing you to use custom tooling by default if present on the command-line path. Here is an example of how to use it:
+Most scripts provided with this repository template can use tools installed on your `PATH` if they are available or run them from within a Docker container. To force a script to use Docker, the `FORCE_USE_DOCKER` variable is provided. This feature allows you to use custom tooling if it is present on the command-line path. Here is how to use it:
 
 ```shell
 FORCE_USE_DOCKER=1 scripts/shellscript-linter.sh