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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when
 
 ### Attribution / Modifications
 
-Pursuant to requirements in the CC-By-SA-4.0§3(a),the copyleft-next project has preserved (and — when permitted and appropriate — amended) the following notices:
+Pursuant to requirements in the CC-By-SA-4.0§3(a),the copyleft-next project has preserved (and — when permitted and appropriated — amended) the following notices:
 
   * §3(a)(A)(i/v): This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 3.0, permanently available at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/).