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 moderncv -- a modern curriculum vitae class
 
-Moderncv provides a documentclass for typesetting curriculum vitaes in various
-styles. It aims to be both straightforward to use and customizable, providing
-four ready-made styles (classic, casual, banking and oldstyle) and allows you to
-define your own style by easily modifying colors, fonts, etc.
+Moderncv provides a documentclass for typesetting curricula vitae in various
+styles. Moderncv aims to be both straightforward to use and customizable,
+providing four ready-made styles (classic, casual, banking and oldstyle)
+and allowing one to define his own by modifying colors, fonts, icons, etc.
 
 Most commands are defined in such a way that arguments are optional.
 
-Until a decent manual is written, you can always look in the "examples"
+Until a decent manual is written, one can always look in the "examples"
 directory for some examples. Documents can be compiled into dvi, ps or pdf.