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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The Widow Tamer
 
 What is a Widow?
 
-Widows are left over characters at the end of a paragraph. If the last line of a paragraph contains less than 14 characters (for example), it is said to have a widow. Widows are disruptive to both text layouts and reading experiences. Therefore, we must tame them.
+Widows are left over characters at the end of a paragraph. If the last line of a paragraph contains fewer than 14 characters (for example), it is said to have a widow. Widows are disruptive to both text layouts and reading experiences. Therefore, we must tame them.
 
 How does The Widow Tamer work?