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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ command -v nvm
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 simply close your current terminal, open a new terminal, and try verifying again.
 
-**Note:** Since OS X 10.9, `/usr/bin/git` was preset by Xcode command line tools, which caused Git can't be properly detected if it's installed or not. You need to manually install the Xcode command line tools before running the install script, otherwise, it'll fail. (see [#1782](https://github.com/creationix/nvm/issues/1782))
+**Note:** Since OS X 10.9, `/usr/bin/git` has been preset by Xcode command line tools, which means we can't properly detect if Git is installed or not. You need to manually install the Xcode command line tools before running the install script, otherwise, it'll fail. (see [#1782](https://github.com/creationix/nvm/issues/1782))
 
 **Note:** On OS X, if you get `nvm: command not found` after running the install script, one of the following might be the reason:-
   - your system may not have a [`.bash_profile file`] where the command is set up. Simply create one with `touch ~/.bash_profile` and run the install script again