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@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ GPLv2 remains an integral part of the copyleft licensing infrastructure.  As suc
 topics of copyleft licensing need to study both the GPLv2 and GPLv3 family of
 licenses.
 
-Furthermore, GPLv3 can is more easily understood by first studying GPLv2.
+Furthermore, GPLv3 is more easily understood by first studying GPLv2.
 This is not only because of their chronological order, but also because much
 of the discussion material available for GPLv3 tends to talk about GPLv3 in
 contrast to GPLv2.  As such, a strong understanding of GPLv2 helps in