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 # Overview
 
 Red is a fully modular bot – meaning all features and commands can be enabled/disabled to your
-liking, making it completely customizable. This is also a *self-hosted bot* – meaning you will need
+liking, making it completely customizable. This is a *self-hosted bot* – meaning you will need
 to host and maintain your own instance. You can turn Red into an admin bot, music bot, trivia bot,
 new best friend or all of these together!  
 
 [Installation](#installation) is easy, and you do **NOT** need to know anything about coding! Aside
-from installation and updating, every part of the bot can be controlled from within Discord.
+from installing and updating, every part of the bot can be controlled from within Discord.
 
 **The default set of modules includes and is not limited to:**