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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`.
   This feature derives `Debug`, `Eq`, `Hash`, and `PartialEq`.
 
 * `const-extern-fn`: Changes some `extern fn`s into `const extern fn`s.
-   This features requires a nightly rustc
+   This feature requires a nightly rustc.
 
 * **deprecated**: `use_std` is deprecated, and is equivalent to `std`.