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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ To install the Slim-Http library simply run the following command:
 composer require slim/http
 ```
 
-The `ServerRequest` and `Response` object decorators are automatically detected and applied by the internal factories. If you have installed Slim-Http and wish to turn off automatic object decoration you can use the following statements:
+The `ServerRequest` and `Response` object decorators are automatically detected and applied by the internal factories. If you have installed Slim-Http and wish to turn off automatic object decoration then you can use the following statements:
 ```php
 <?php