From 857c01fb8f2665606aaf8ca94b9ac44643b44a94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mcbalz <64975429+mcbalz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 07:33:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md

Clarified sentence about welcome new implementations vs identical implementations at lines 18-19.
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3df39f95b784..a2d6676683b0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ We are delighted that you are considering implementing algorithms and data struc
 - Your work will be distributed under [MIT License](LICENSE.md) once your pull request is merged.
 - Your submitted work fulfills or mostly fulfills our styles and standards.
 
-__New implementation__ is welcome! For example, new solutions for a problem, different representations for a graph data structure or algorithm designs with different complexity, but __identical implementation__ of an existing implementation is not allowed. Please check whether the solution is already implemented or not before submitting your pull request.
+__New implementation__ is welcome! For example, we welcome new solutions for a problem, different representations for a graph data structure or algorithm designs with different complexity. However, __identical implementation__ of an existing implementation is not allowed. Please check whether the solution is already implemented or not before submitting your pull request.
 
 __Improving comments__ and __writing proper tests__ are also highly welcome.