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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ In state diagrams systems are described in terms of its states and how the syste
 
 ## States
 
-A state can be declares in multiple ways. The simplest way is to define a state id as a description.
+A state can be declared in multiple ways. The simplest way is to define a state id as a description.
 
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 stateDiagram