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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ and get started tracking your numbers!
 **Mail list:**	[hledger.org/list](http://hledger.org/list). For general *ledger topics,
                 there's also [ledger's list](http://list.ledger-cli.org)
 
-**IRC (chat):** [#ledger on irc.freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.net/#ledger), shared with ledger
+**IRC chat:** [#ledger on irc.freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.net/#ledger), shared with ledger
 
 **Bug tracker:**		[hledger.org/bugs](http://hledger.org/bugs)
 **and planning board:**	[hledger.org/trello](http://hledger.org/trello)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ or [email me](mailto:simon@joyful.com?subject=hledger:).
 I appreciate feedback and help with all aspects of hledger.
 -->
 
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