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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $ conda create -n diploshic python=3.9 --yes
 
 Note that because I'm using the Anaconda version of python, pip will only install this in the anaconda directory
 which is a good thing. Now we are ready to install `diploS/HIC` itself. We recommend using the binarys that
-we have packaged using pip. Simple type
+we have packaged using pip. Simply type
 
 ```
 pip install diploshic