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@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 
   I have had the pleasure of working in LFCS at the same time as James
   McKinna. James has always taken a genuine interest in my work and
-  challenged me with intellectually stimulating questions. I have
+  challenged me with intellectually stimulating questions. I
   appreciate our many conversations even though I spent days, weeks,
   sometimes months, and in some instances years to come up with
   adequate answers. I also want to thank other former and present
@@ -335,13 +335,13 @@
   Cheney, J. Garrett Morris, Gordon Plotkin, Michel Steuwer, Philip
   Wadler, and Stephen Gilmore.
 
-  My time as a student in Informatics Forum has been an enjoyable
-  experience in large part thanks to my student peers and friends:
-  Amna Shahab, Chris Vasiladiotis, Craig McLaughlin, Dan Mills, Danel
-  Ahman, Frank Emrich, Emanuel Martinov, Floyd Chitalu, Larisa
-  Stoltzfus, Jakub Zalewski, Maria Gorinova, Marcin Szymczak, Paul
-  Piho, Philip Ginsbach, Radu Ciobanu, Rajkarn Singh, Rudi Horn,
-  Shayan Najd, Stan Manilov, and Vanya Yaneva-Cormack.
+  My time as a student in Informatics Forum has been enjoyable in
+  large part thanks to my friends: Amna Shahab, Chris Vasiladiotis,
+  Craig McLaughlin, Dan Mills, Danel Ahman, Frank Emrich, Emanuel
+  Martinov, Floyd Chitalu, Larisa Stoltzfus, Jakub Zalewski, Maria
+  Gorinova, Marcin Szymczak, Paul Piho, Philip Ginsbach, Radu Ciobanu,
+  Rajkarn Singh, Rudi Horn, Shayan Najd, Stan Manilov, and Vanya
+  Yaneva-Cormack.
 
   Thanks to Ohad Kammar for being a good friend, taking a genuine
   interest in my work, making it fun to attend virtual conferences,