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 ## Localization
 
-Axe can be build using your local language. To do so, a localization file must be added to the `./locales` directory. This file must have be named in the following manner: `<langcode>.json`. To build aXe using this locale, instead of the default, run aXe with the `--lang` flag, like so:
+Axe can be built using your local language. To do so, a localization file must be added to the `./locales` directory. This file must have be named in the following manner: `<langcode>.json`. To build aXe using this locale, instead of the default, run aXe with the `--lang` flag, like so:
 
 `grunt build --lang=nl`