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 ## Pull Requests
-Plase make your pull requests are made to the [**`develop_2.0`**](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/tree/develop_2.0) branch at this time.
+Please open your pull requests against the [**`develop_2.0`**](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/tree/develop_2.0) branch at this time.
 
 ## Issues
 SwaggerUI uses [SwaggerJS](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-js) library for many internal operations. If you see errors in