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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ gem 'i18n'
 Then configure I18n with some translations, and a default locale:
 
 ```ruby
-I18n.load_path << Dir[File.expand_path("config/locales") + "/*.yml"]
+I18n.load_path += Dir[File.expand_path("config/locales") + "/*.yml"]
 I18n.default_locale = :en # (note that `en` is already the default!)
 ```