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-# design patterns in PHP
+# design patterns in PHP #
 
 This is a collection of known design patterns and some sample code how to implement them in PHP. Every pattern has a
-small list of examples (most of them from Zend Framework or Doctrine2 as I'm most familiar with these).
+small list of examples (most of them from Zend Framework or Doctrine2 as I'm most familiar with this software).
 
-I think the problem with patterns is that often people know them but don't know when to apply which.
+I think the problem with patterns is that often people do know them but don't know when to apply which.
 
 *Please feel free to fork and add your own examples!*