diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Full documentation coming soon. In the meantime, check out the examples in this
 We welcome feedback and contributions to this package - browse the [open issues](https://github.com/mlsedigital/mplbasketball/issues), or open a [pull request](https://github.com/mlsedigital/mplbasketball/pulls)!
 
 # Inspirations
-This package is takes inspiration from [mplsoccer](https://github.com/andrewRowlinson/mplsoccer), one of the first and best-written sports plotting libraries. Many of the structural decisions made here have been inspired by mplsoccer's `Pitch` class. 
+This package takes inspiration from [mplsoccer](https://github.com/andrewRowlinson/mplsoccer), one of the first and best-written sports plotting libraries. Many of the structural decisions made here have been inspired by mplsoccer's `Pitch` class. 
 
 # License
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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 [tool.poetry]
 name = "mplbasketball"
 version = "1.0.0"
-description = "A Python plotting library to facilitate visualization of basketball data."
+description = "A Python plotting library for visualization of basketball data."
 authors = ["Sreekar Voleti <sreekar.voleti@mlse.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"