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@@ -58,12 +58,13 @@ the spec in the context of a codebase and let you run your own homeserver and
 generally help bootstrap the ecosystem.
 
 In Matrix, every user runs one or more Matrix clients, which connect through to
-a Matrix homeserver which stores all their personal chat history and user
-account information - much as a mail client connects through to an IMAP/SMTP
-server. Just like email, you can either run your own Matrix homeserver and
-control and own your own communications and history or use one hosted by
-someone else (e.g. matrix.org) - there is no single point of control or
-mandatory service provider in Matrix, unlike WhatsApp, Facebook, Hangouts, etc.
+a Matrix homeserver. The homeserver stores all their personal chat history and
+user account information - much as a mail client connects through to an
+IMAP/SMTP server. Just like email, you can either run your own Matrix
+homeserver and control and own your own communications and history or use one
+hosted by someone else (e.g. matrix.org) - there is no single point of control
+or mandatory service provider in Matrix, unlike WhatsApp, Facebook, Hangouts,
+etc.
 
 Synapse ships with two basic demo Matrix clients: webclient (a basic group chat
 web client demo implemented in AngularJS) and cmdclient (a basic Python