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 ## MariaDB: The innovative open source database
 
-MariaDB was designed as a drop-in replacement of MySQL(R) with more
+MariaDB was designed as a drop-in replacement for MySQL(R) with more 
 features, new storage engines, fewer bugs, and better performance.
 
 MariaDB is brought to you by the MariaDB Foundation and the MariaDB Corporation.