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 ## Caveats
 
 `beautiful.useless_gap` is handled differently in layout-machi and it doesn't cooperate well with the standard way.
-In my usage I set `gap = 0` for the tags and let machi to handle the gaps.
+In my usage I set `gap = 0` for the tags and let machi handle the gaps.
 
 Also, true transparency is required. Otherwise switcher and editor will block the clients.