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 @c man begin CODEC OPTIONS
 
 libavcodec provides some generic global options, which can be set on
-all the encoders and decoders. In addition each codec may support
+all the encoders and decoders. In addition, each codec may support
 so-called private options, which are specific for a given codec.
 
 Sometimes, a global option may only affect a specific kind of codec,