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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ We catalog [select](CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-a-license) open source licenses with
 
 ### Managing Dependencies
 
-It may be the case that your system doesn't have the required dependencies. You will need `cmake` and `make` installed on your computer. 
+It may be the case that your system doesn't have the required dependencies. You will need `cmake` and `make` installed on your computer.
 
 For MacOS, use Homebrew to update your dependencies (install Homebrew from <https://brew.sh/>):
 ```bash
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sudo apt-get install make cmake
 
 ### Installing and Running the tool
 
-Note that the third command (`./script/bootstrap`) may require you to use `sudo` access for installation. Add `sudo` right before the third command, if need be, but don't use root access.
+Note that the third command (`./script/bootstrap`) may require you to use `sudo` access for installation. Add `sudo` right before the third command if needed, but don't run the script as root.
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com.git