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@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ The `main` branch of this repo contains the raw source of the site and should be
 
 During development, you can generate a preview of the site with `npm run watch`. To view the output, open `_dist/index.html` in your web browser.
 
-Any time `main` is updated via merge request, CI will rebuild the site and push updates to the `gh-pages` branch, which will then be served by GitHub Pages.
+Any time `main` is updated via pull request, CI will rebuild the site and push updates to the `gh-pages` branch, which will then be served by GitHub Pages.