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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Thus, the Ruby I18n gem is split into two parts:
 
 As a user you should always only access the public methods on the I18n module, but it is useful to know about the capabilities of the backend.
 
-NOTE: It is possible (or even desirable) to swap the shipped Simple backend with a more powerful one, which would store translation data in a relational database, GetText dictionary, or similar. See section [Using different backends](#using-different-backends) below.
+NOTE: It is possible to swap the shipped Simple backend with a more powerful one, which would store translation data in a relational database, GetText dictionary, or similar. See section [Using different backends](#using-different-backends) below.
 
 ### The Public I18n API