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 ## Contributing
 
-Contributing to both notebooks and making new notebooks is very welcome. If you
-do so, make sure to make a markdown (.md) file to go with your notebook, makes
+Contributing to notebooks and making new notebooks is very welcome. If you do
+so, make sure to make a markdown (.md) file to go with your notebook, it makes
 it easier for people to know what your notebook is about.
 
 Check out the [example notebook](example/) for a reference example you can use