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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Hard forked from: -->
https://github.com/footley/gedit-wordcount-plugin
with updates and improvements.
- A gedit plugin which adds a label to the status bar, showing the
+ A gedit plugin which adds a label to the status bar, showing the
active document's word and character count.