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correct grammar errors #842

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I made a couple of small gramar fixes.

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For the record, I get the irony that I misspelled the commit message.

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# <img src="./resources/icons/sc-apps-ghostwriter.svg" align="left" width="32" style="padding-right:5px"> ghostwriter

*ghostwriter* is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. For more information about Markdown, please visit John Gruber’s website at <http://www.daringfireball.net>. *ghostwriter* provides a relaxing, distraction-free writing environment, whether your masterpiece be that next blog post, your school paper, or your NaNoWriMo novel. For a tour of its features, please visit the [*ghostwriter* project site](https://ghostwriter.kde.org).
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I would argue that "be" is valid English, in some areas, usually used for expression.

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Although I agree that be is grammatically correct, for non-native speakers it can be confusing when used this way.

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$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install ghostwriter

Fedora users can install older version of *ghostwriter* from [Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/) by opening a terminal and entering the following commands:
Fedora users can install an older version of *ghostwriter* from [Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/) by opening a terminal and entering the following commands:

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I hate to nitpick, but wouldn't it make more sense to use install older versions?

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Both can work, your suggestion may imply Fedora users can install multiple versions simultaneously. Where as an older version means any single previous version.

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Good point! I retract my previous statement.

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This repo is a read-only mirror, you should make this PR on KDE's GitLab.

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