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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ your config file to slow down the rate at which toots are uploaded.*
 
 A list of nitter instances to use can now be specified in the config file
 e.g. `nitter_instances = ["nitter.nl", "nitter.fdn.fr"]`.
-If none is specified, a built-in list of 2-3 known good instances is used as before.
+If none is specified, the built-in list of 2-3 known good instances is used as before.
 
 > Previous updates can be found in CHANGELOG.