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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fix(server): send cors headers
 feat(blog): add comment section
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-Common types according to [commitlint-config-conventional (based on the the Angular convention)](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/tree/master/%40commitlint/config-conventional#type-enum) can be:
+Common types according to [commitlint-config-conventional (based on the Angular convention)](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/tree/master/%40commitlint/config-conventional#type-enum) can be:
 
 - build
 - ci