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 * If you plan to do something more involved, please reach out to us and send an [email](mailto:corona-warn-app.opensource@sap.com). This will avoid unnecessary work and surely give you and us a good deal of inspiration.
 
-* Relevant coding style guidelines are available in the respective sub repositories as they are programming language dependent.
+* Relevant coding style guidelines are available in the respective sub-repositories as they are programming language-dependent.
 
 ## Steps to Contribute