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@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ Changes in synapse v0.9.2 (2015-06-12)
 
 General:
 
-* Use ultrajson for json deserialisation, and for serialisation when a
-  canonical encoding is not required. Ultrajson is significantly faster
-  than simplejson in some circumstances.
+* Use ultrajson for json (de)serialisation when a canonical encoding is not
+  required. Ultrajson is significantly faster than simplejson in some
+  circumstances.
 * Use connection pools for outgoing HTTP connections.
 * Process thumbnails on separate threads.