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 - "**token**" - Github OAuth token:
 
-The OAuth token can be used to boost the Github API rate-limit from 60 to 5000 (non-cached) requests per hour. The is token needs just ['read-only access to public information'](http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#scopes) so no additional OAuth scopes are necessary.
+The OAuth token can be used to boost the Github API rate-limit from 60 to 5000 (non-cached) requests per hour. The token needs just ['read-only access to public information'](http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#scopes) so no additional OAuth scopes are necessary.
 
 ````json
 {