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@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ equal usage levels.  A Taler exchange can process transactions many
 orders of magnitude faster and more cheaply than any blockchain-based
 cryptocurrency like Zerocash.  It follows that, assuming reasonable
 adoption levels for both, Taler will yield stronger anonymity for
-ordinary purchases, although Zerocash should retian an advantage for
+ordinary purchases, although Zerocash should retain an advantage for
 large transactions that never get cashed out into another currency.
-In addition, Zerocash's anonymity for the receiver enables an array of 
-illegal activities like extortion, money laundering, and tax evasion.
+In addition, Zerocash's anonymity for the receiver facilitates illegal
+activities like extortion, money laundering, and tax evasion.
 
 GreenCoinX\footnote{\url{https://www.greencoinx.com/}} is a more
 recent AltCoin where the company promises to identify the owner of