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 ## Features
 
-Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It consists in:
+Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It consists of:
 
 - a Node.js server (this repository)
 - a [Javascript client library](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client) for the browser (or a Node.js client)