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 # Contributing to rqlite
-rqlite is software, and it goes without say it can always be improved. It's by no means finished -- issues are tracked, and I plan to develop this project further. Pull requests are very welcome.
+rqlite is software, and it goes without saying it can always be improved. It's by no means finished -- issues are tracked, and I plan to develop this project further. Pull requests are very welcome.
 
 ## Clean commit histories
 If you open a pull request, please ensure the commit history is clean. Squash the commits into logical blocks, perhaps a single commit if that makes sense. What you want to avoid is commits such as "WIP" and "fix test" in the history. This is so we keep history on master clean and straightforward.