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 Package **nul** implements a **nullable** **optional-type**, for the Go programming language.
 
-In other programming languages, an **optional-type** might be know as: a **option-type**, or a **maybe-type**.
+In other programming languages, an **optional-type** might be known as: a **option-type**, or a **maybe-type**.
 
 ## Documention