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 #### Legacy Certifications
 
-We also have 4 legacy certifications dating back to our 2015 curriculum, which are still available. All of the required projects for these legacy certifications will remain available on freeCodeCamp.org.
+We also have 4 legacy certifications dating back to our 2015 curriculum, which is still available. All of the required projects for these legacy certifications will remain available on freeCodeCamp.org.
 
 - Legacy Front End Development Certification
 - Legacy Data Visualization Certification
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ We appreciate any responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities that might impact th
 
 ### Contributing
 
-The freeCodeCamp.org community is possible thanks to thousands of kind volunteers like you. We welcome any and all contributions to the community and are excited to welcome you aboard.
+The freeCodeCamp.org community is possible thanks to thousands of kind volunteers like you. We welcome all contributions to the community and are excited to welcome you aboard.
 
 > #### [Please follow these steps to contribute](https://contribute.freecodecamp.org).
 
-### Platform, Build and Deployment Status
+### Platform, Build, and Deployment Status
 
 The general platform status for all our applications is available at [`status.freecodecamp.org`](https://status.freecodecamp.org). The build and deployment status for the code is available in [our DevOps Guide](/docs/devops.md).