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 ## Contributing
 
-See [the contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed instructions of how to get started with our project. 
+See [the contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed instructions on how to get started with our project. 
 
 We accept different [types of contributions](CONTRIBUTING.md/#types-of-contributions-memo), including some that don't require you to write a single line of code.
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ If you're looking for a way to contribute, you can scan through our [existing is
 
 ### Join us in discussions
 
-We use GitHub Discussions to talk about all sorts of topics related to documentation and this site. For example: if you'd like help troubleshooting a PR, have a great new idea, or want to share something amazing you've learned in our docs, join us in [discussions](https://github.com/github/docs/discussions).
+We use GitHub Discussions to talk about all sorts of topics related to documentation and this site. For example: if you'd like help troubleshooting a PR, have a great new idea, or want to share something amazing you've learned in our docs, join us in the [discussions](https://github.com/github/docs/discussions).
 
 ### And that's it!
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ In addition to the README you're reading right now, this repo includes other REA
 
 The GitHub product documentation in the assets, content, and data folders are licensed under a [CC-BY license](LICENSE).
 
-All other code in this repository is licensed under a [MIT license](LICENSE-CODE).
+All other code in this repository is licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE-CODE).
 
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