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@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ Updating
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 Run `zprezto-update` to automatically check if there is an update to zprezto.
-If there are no file conflicts, zprezto its submodules will be automatically
-be updated. If there are conflicts you will instructed to go
-into the `$ZPREZTODIR` directory and resolve them yourself.
+If there are no file conflicts, zprezto and its submodules will be
+automatically updated. If there are conflicts you will instructed to go into
+the `$ZPREZTODIR` directory and resolve them yourself.
 
 To pull the latest changes and update submodules manually: