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 This guide covers contributing to the Java track.  If you are new to the exercism Java track, this guide is for you.
 
-If, at any point, you're having any trouble, pop in the [Gitter exercism/java room](https://gitter.im/exercism/java) or the [Gitter exercism/dev room](https://gitter.im/exercism/dev) for help.
+If, at any point, you're having any problem, pop in the [Gitter exercism/java room](https://gitter.im/exercism/java) or the [Gitter exercism/dev room](https://gitter.im/exercism/dev) for help.
 
 For general guidelines about contributing to Exercism see the [Exercism contributing guide](https://github.com/exercism/docs/tree/master/contributing-to-language-tracks).