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@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ <h3>Proofs</h3>
 
           <dt>nonce</dt>
           <dd>
-An OPTIONAL string value supplied by the proof creator. An example use of this 
+An OPTIONAL string value supplied by the proof creator. One use of this 
 field is to increase privacy by decreasing linkability that is the result
 of deterministically generated signatures.
           </dd>