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@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ parameters in functions.
 ### Associated Functions
 
 All functions defined within an `impl` block are called _associated functions_
-because they’re associated with the type named after the `impl`. We can define
-associated functions that don’t have `self` as their first parameter (and thus
-are not methods) because they don’t need an instance of the type to work with.
-We’ve already used one function like this: the `String::from` function that’s
-defined on the `String` type.
+because they’re associated with the type named after the `impl`. Some
+associated functions do not need an instance of the type to work with, and
+therefore do not have self as their first parameter (and thus are not
+methods). We’ve already used one function like this: the `String::from`
+function that’s defined on the `String` type.
 
 Associated functions that aren’t methods are often used for constructors that
 will return a new instance of the struct. These are often called `new`, but