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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ As of v3.2.0, Font Awesome's CSS, LESS, SCSS, and documentation are all powered
 - At the moment we are not accepting pull requests containing icons
 - Submit all pull requests against the appropriate `*-wip` branch for easier merging
 - Any changes to the docs must be made to the Liquid templates in the `src` directory
-- CSS changes must be done in .less and .scss files in the `src` directory first, never the compiled files
+- Any changes to the styles must be made to the .less and .scss files in the `src` directory
 - If modifying the .less and .scss files, always recompile and commit the compiled files
 - Try not to pollute your pull request with unintended changes--keep them simple and small
 - Try to share which browsers your code has been tested in before submitting a pull request