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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Self-promotion is frowned upon, so please consider seriously whether your projec
 
 Also, please ensure your pull request adheres to the following guidelines:
 
-* Software that is PHP 7.0+, Composer-installable, PSR compliant, semantically versioned, united tested, actively maintained and well documented in English is preferred.
+* Software that is PHP 7.0+, Composer-installable, PSR compliant, semantically versioned, unit tested, actively maintained and well documented in English is preferred.
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 * Please make an individual commit for each suggestion in a separate pull request.