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 # Competitive-Programming
 
-This project is contains data structures and algorithms relevant to competitive programming problems. Some of these data structures can be used with a copy/paste. Others may need tweaking or modification for custom use.
+This project contains data structures and algorithms relevant to competitive programming problems. Some of these data structures can be used with a copy/paste. Others may need tweaking or modification for custom use.
 
 The package src/videos contains all code relevant to the youtube videos on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPMAqdtSgd0Ipeef7iFsKw