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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ OPNsense GUI and system management
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 The OPNsense project invites developers to start contributing to
-the code base.  For your own purpose or even better to join us in
+the code base.  For your own purposes or – even better – to join us in
 creating the best open source firewall available.
 
 The build process has been designed to make it easy for anyone to
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ respectively.
 make sweep
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-Run Linux Kernel cleanfile witespace sanitiser on all files.
+Run Linux Kernel cleanfile whitespace sanitiser on all files.