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 # Notification
 
-The notification service is responsible for sending emails to users informing them about events that happened. To do this it hooks into the event system and listens for certain events that the users need to be informed about.
+The notification service is responsible for sending emails to users informing them about events that happened. To do this, it hooks into the event system and listens for certain events that the users need to be informed about.
 
 ## Email Notification Templates