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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 extensions and custom interpreters.  Starting with Python 2.0, this
 mechanism (known as related to Makefile.pre.in, and Setup files) is no
 longer supported. Building custom interpreters was rarely used, and
-extensions modules can be built using distutils.
+extension modules can be built using distutils.
 
 Building an extension module using distutils requires that distutils
 is installed on the build machine, which is included in Python 2.x and