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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Science (SICS).
 
 The focus of the lwIP TCP/IP implementation is to reduce the RAM usage
 while still having a full scale TCP. This making lwIP suitable for use
-in embedded systems with tenths of kilobytes of free RAM and room for
+in embedded systems with tens of kilobytes of free RAM and room for
 around 40 kilobytes of code ROM.
 
 FEATURES