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 # Contributing to this repo
 
-This is a host repo to another repos, so there isn't much to contribute to it.
+This is a host repository for other repositories, so there isn't much to contribute to it.
 
 But if you do have something to contribute, the only requirements are:
 
 - The contribution should not be "spammy"
-- No edits to the root README.MD file are allowed
+- No edits to the root README.md file are allowed
 
-The root README.md file is auto generated by a combination of GitHub and ServiceNow workflows. Any changes directly to this file will immediately be overwritten, therefore any contributions directly to this file are useless.
+The root README.md file is auto generated by a combination of GitHub and ServiceNow workflows. Any changes directly to this file will immediately be overwritten, therefore, any contributions made directly to this file will not be preserved.
 
-Instead, contributions should be directed to this file: [.github/templates/rootreadmetemplate.md](https://github.com/ServiceNowDevProgram/Hacktoberfest/blob/4712587c2c974b0ca33531fe18b5e0d8279f19fa/.github/templates/rootreadmetemplate.md). This file is used to generate most of the README.md file
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+Instead, contributions should be directed to this file: [.github/templates/rootreadmetemplate.md](https://github.com/ServiceNowDevProgram/Hacktoberfest/blob/4712587c2c974b0ca33531fe18b5e0d8279f19fa/.github/templates/rootreadmetemplate.md). This file is used to generate most of the README.md file.