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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ of the UI functions in message.h.
 3. Sending messages
 
 When you have a message you're about to send, you'll need to know four
-things: you account name, the protocol id, the name of the recipient, 
+things: your account name, the protocol id, the name of the recipient, 
 their instance tag, and the message.
 
 OTR protocol version 3 introduces the notion of "instance tags." A