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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ of an *image URL* and *container options*. For example:
 Deimos handles image URLs beginning with ``docker:///`` by stripping the
 prefix and using the remainder as the image name. The container options are
 passed to ``docker run`` when the task is launched. If a ``//`` is found in the 
-options list, all the following arguments will be append to the the end of 
+options list, all the following arguments will be appended to the end of 
 the run command. This is useful when using an image with an entrypoint defined.
 For example: