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 The user guide is intended for anyone who wants to run programs and services
 on an existing Kubernetes cluster.  Setup and administration of a
 Kubernetes cluster is described in the [Cluster Admin Guide](cluster-admin-guide.md).
-The developer guide describes is for anyone wanting to either write code which directly accesses the
+The developer guide is for anyone wanting to either write code which directly accesses the
 kubernetes API, or to contribute directly to the kubernetes project.
 
 ## Primary concepts