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 English | [简体中文](README_cn.md)
 
 ## INTRODUCTION
-PaddleOCR aims to create a rich, leading, and practical OCR tools that help users train better models and apply them into practice.
+PaddleOCR aims to create a rich, leading, and practical OCR tool that help users train better models and apply them into practice.
 
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