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@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ information – it also contains guidelines for how to maintain high code
 quality, which will make your contribution more likely to be accepted.
 
 New features are accepted. Discussing your new ideas with the maintainers
-before you write code will also increase the chances that features are accepted.
+before you write code will also increase the chances that your work is accepted.
 
 Code of Conduct
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