diff --git a/guides/v2.0/contributor-guide/contributing.md b/guides/v2.0/contributor-guide/contributing.md
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The following topics are included in the Guide:
 <h2 id="contribute">Contribute to Magento 2 code</h2>
 
 Use the <a href="#fork">fork</a> & <a href="#pull_request">pull</a> model to contribute to the Magento 2 codebase.
-This contribution model has contributors maintaining their own copy of the forked codebase (which can easily be synced with the main copy). The forked repository is then used to submit a request to the base repository to *pull* a set of changes (hence the phrase *pull request*).
+This contribution model means that contributors maintain their own copy of the forked codebase (which can easily be synced with the main copy). The forked repository is then used to submit a request to the base repository to *pull* a set of changes (hence the phrase *pull request*).
 
 Contributions can take the form of new components or features, changes to existing features, tests, documentation (such as developer guides, user guides, examples, or specifications), bug fixes, optimizations, or just good suggestions.