diff --git a/exercises/phone-number/README.md b/exercises/phone-number/README.md
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--- a/exercises/phone-number/README.md
+++ b/exercises/phone-number/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ The format is usually represented as
 
 where `N` is any digit from 2 through 9 and `X` is any digit from 0 through 9.
 
-Your task is to clean up differently formated telephone numbers by removing punctuation and the country code (1) if present.
+Your task is to clean up differently formatted telephone numbers by removing punctuation and the 
+country code (1) if present.
 
 For example, the inputs
 - `+1 (613)-995-0253`