Some updates based on Skip's comments.

pep-0009.txt

@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ How to Use This Template for Standard Track PEPs
 
     - Change the Author: header to include your email address and
       name.  Be sure to follow the format carefully: your email
-      address must appear first, and it should not be contained in
-      angle brackets.  Your full name should appear second and it
-      should appear in parentheses.
+      address must appear first, and it must not be contained in
+      angle brackets.  Your full name must appear second and it
+      must appear in parentheses.
 
     - If there is a mailing list for discussion of your new feature,
       add a Discussions-To: header right after the Author: header.
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ How to Use This Template for Standard Track PEPs
 
     - Change the Created: header to today's date.  Be sure to follow
       the format carefully: it must be in dd-mmm-yyyy format, where
-      the mmm is the 3 letter month abbreviation.
+      the mmm is the 3 English letter month abbreviation, e.g. one of
+      Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
 
     - After the Created: header, add a Python-Version: header and set
       the value to the next planned version of Python, i.e. the one
@@ -83,9 +84,12 @@ How to Use This Template for Standard Track PEPs
       Python-Version: 2.2
 
     - Leave Post-History: alone for now; you'll add dates to this
-      header after your PEP has been assigned a number and you've
-      posted your PEP to python-list@python.org or
-      python-dev@python.org.
+      header each time you post your PEP to python-list@python.org or
+      python-dev@python.org.  E.g. if you posted your PEP to the lists
+      on August 14, 2001 and September 3, 2001, the Post-History:
+      header would look like:
+
+      Post-History: 14-Aug-2001, 03-Sept-2001
 
     - Add a Replaces: header if your PEP describes a feature that will
       replace a feature described in some Final PEP.  Usually you
@@ -189,4 +193,5 @@ Copyright
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