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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The Documentation of Pumpkin can be found at <https://pumpkinmc.org/>
 ### Coding Guidelines
 
 Things need to be done before a pull request can be merged. Your CI also checks most of them automatically and will fail if something is not fulfilled.
-Note: Pumpkin's clippy settings are relatively strict, this can be may frustrating but is necessary so the code says clean and consistent.
+Note: Pumpkin's clippy settings are relatively strict, this can be frustrating but is necessary so the code stays clean and consistent.
 **Basic**
 
 - **Title:** Use a concise and informative title that clearly communicates the purpose of the PR.  Anyone reviewing the PR should quickly understand the changes being proposed.