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 ## Open Source Implementations
 
-The characteristics of each implementation are desribed.
+The characteristics of each implementation are described.
 
 ### NodeJS
 [thisandagain/sentiment]( https://github.com/thisandagain/sentiment): Lexical, Dictionary-based, AFINN-based.
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 Steps to contribute:
 
 - Make your awesome changes
-- Submit pull request; if you add a new entry, please give a very brief explanation why you think it should be added.
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+- Submit pull request; if you add a new entry, please give a very brief explanation why you think it should be added.