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@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Linking a User ID to an OpenPGP certificate
 
 The signatures that bind subkeys and identity components to a certificate serve dual purposes: linking components to the certificate and adding metadata to components.
 
-While it is essential to add metadata that pertains to the entire certificate, this does not require binding any component to the certificate. In this case, the signature mechanism is used just to associate metadata globally with the certificate.
+While it is essential to add metadata that pertains to the entire certificate, this does not require binding any component to the certificate. In this case, the signature mechanism is used just to associate metadata with the certificate globally.
 
 Two signature types can perform this function: