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 \pnum
 Dynamic initialization of non-block variables \tcode{V} and \tcode{W}
-with static storage duration are ordered as follows:
+with static storage duration is ordered as follows:
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
 If \tcode{V} and \tcode{W} have ordered initialization and