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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for human readability.
 
 - The `AnalysisCallback` output generated with the `save_analysis = true` option now prints
   floating point numbers in their respective (full) precision. 
-  Previously, only the first 8 digits where printed to file.
+  Previously, only the first 8 digits were printed to file.
   Furthermore, the names of the printed fields are now only separated by a single white space, 
   in contrast to before where this were multiple, depending on the actual name of the printed data.