Backport some grammar and code changes from Pajamas Dangerfile implementation

What does this MR do?

A few wording changes and code fixes were discovered while adapting GitLab UI's Dangerfile into the Pajamas project (gitlab-org/gitlab-services/design.gitlab.com!1863 (merged)). This MR ports the relevant changes back here.

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

Conformity

• Code review guidelines.
• GitLab UI's contributing guidlines.
• If it changes a Pajamas-compliant component's look & feel, the MR has been reviewed by a UX designer.
• If it changes GitLab UI's documentation guidelines, the MR has been reviewed by a Technical Writer.
• If the MR changes a component's API, integration MR(s) have been opened in the following projects to ensure that the @gitlab/ui package can be upgraded quickly after the changes are released:
  • GitLab: mr_url
  • Customers Portal: mr_url
  • Status Page: mr_url
• Added the ~"component:*" label(s) if applicable.