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 ### Binding TCP / Sockets
 
-In contrast to many server configs, Puma simply uses takes one URI parameter with the `-b` (or `--bind`) flag:
+In contrast to many other server configs which require multiple flags, Puma simply uses one URI parameter with the `-b` (or `--bind`) flag:
 
     $ puma -b tcp://127.0.0.1:9292