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 ## Build your own <insert-technology-here>
 
-This repository is a compilation of well-written, step-by-step guides for re-creating our favorite technologies from scratch. 
+This repository is a compilation of well-written, step-by-step guides for recreating our favorite technologies from scratch. 
 
 > *What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.*