@cindex system language settings, Android
The ``Languages & Input'' preferences which apply to the operating
-system do not influence the C locale set for programs, but is taken
+system do not influence the C locale set for programs, but are taken
into account by Emacs during startup: a locale name is generated from
the selected language and regional variant and a language environment
(@pxref{Language Environment}) is selected on that basis, which does
Variables}) is set to @code{en_US.utf8} when Emacs starts on Android
5.0 or newer, which induces subprocesses linked against the Android C
library to print output sensibly. Earlier versions of Android do not
-implement locales at all, on account of which the variable is set to
-@code{C} instead.
+implement locales at all, and on that account, the variable is set to
+@code{C}.
@cindex running emacs in the background, android
@cindex emacs killed, android