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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Fixes #nnnn
 Notably, for the subject (the first line of description):
 
 * the name of the package affected by the change goes before the colon
-* the part after the colon uses the verb tense + phrase that completes the blank in, *"This change modifies Go to ___________"*
+* the part after the colon uses the verb tense + phrase that completes the blank in, *"this change modifies Go to ___________"*
 * the verb after the colon is lowercase
 * there is no trailing period
 * it should be kept as short as possible (many git viewing tools prefer under ~76 characters, though Go isn't super strict about this).