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 # Contributing
 
-Thanks for considering making contributions to Tendermint and related repositories (Basecoin, Merkleeyes, etc.)!
+Thank you for considering making contributions to Tendermint and related repositories (Basecoin, Merkleeyes, etc.)!
 
 Please follow standard github best practices: fork the repo, branch from the tip of develop, make some commits, and submit a pull request to develop. See the [open issues](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues) for things we need help with!