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 ## Rules and Shapes
 
-The two main entities of the languare are Rules and Shapes. A rule defines pattern (head) and it's corresponding substitution (body). The rule definition has the following syntax:
+The two main entities of the language are Rules and Shapes. A rule defines a pattern (head) and its corresponding substitution (body). The rule definition has the following syntax:
 
 ```
 <name:symbol> :: <head:expression> = <body:expression>