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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To run a specific stage of the script for a specific dataset, provide the direct
 ./run.sh DATA/BEAGR/ BEAGR 3
 ```
 
-The command automatically generates the experiment folder ```exp_BEAGR```. **Note that stage ```0``` deletes this entire experiment folder if it already existed and restarts the entire experiment** by running all stages in a row (see below an overview of the stages).
+The command automatically generates the experiment folder ```exp_BEAGR```. **Note that stage ```0``` deletes this entire experiment folder (if it exists) and restarts the entire experiment** by running all stages in a row (see below an overview of the stages).
 
 ## Reproduction
 The following steps are necessary to reproduce the experiment. At first you need to create a conda envrionment and install the necessary packages. Second you have to  clone the fairseq repository and modify the file ```path.sh``` to export necessary environment variables. 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Make sure to modify the file ```path.sh``` in order to export the necessary envi
 
 Here is a short overview of the stages:
 
-- ```stage=0```: deletes experiment folder if it exists and runs all subsequent stages in a row
+- ```stage=0```: deletes experiment folder (if it exists) and runs all subsequent stages in a row
 - ```stage=1```: 
   - prepares the data given an experiment folder (e.g., ```DATA/BEAGR```)
   - resulting files are stored in ```exp_*/data/```