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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ variables in config.py are supported in our baseline though.
 $ python3 abstinent.py -t -p 3
 ```
 
-To merge the abstinent.py output, simply put the '-bl' mofifier after merge.py:
+To merge the abstinent.py output, simply put the '-bl' modifier behind merge.py:
 
 ```
 $ python3 merge.py -bl