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 ### Contact & support
 
-Please be aware that the *only* way to draw our attention to a bug is to create a new PR in the issue tracker. Write a clear, concise, detailed report and you will get a clear, concise, detailed response. Priority is always give to issues that affect a wider range of users.
+Please be aware that the *only* way to draw our attention to a bug is to create a new PR in the issue tracker. Write a clear, concise, detailed report and you will get a clear, concise, detailed response. Priority is always given to issues that affect a wider range of users.
 
 For short and simple questions or to just say hello find us on the Freenode IRC network in the #barrier channel.