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 ## Features
 
 * `std`: by default `libc` links to the standard library. Disable this
-  feature remove this dependency and be able to use `libc` in `#![no_std]`
+  feature to remove this dependency and be able to use `libc` in `#![no_std]`
   crates.
 
 * `extra_traits`: all `struct`s implemented in `libc` are `Copy` and `Clone`.