diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/transmissibility/skeleton/rmdchunks/i2extras.Rmd b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/transmissibility/skeleton/rmdchunks/i2extras.Rmd
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--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/transmissibility/skeleton/rmdchunks/i2extras.Rmd
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/transmissibility/skeleton/rmdchunks/i2extras.Rmd
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ and retain a total of `r params$r_estim_window` days to estimate the growth
 rate.
 
 Growth rates can be interpreted as the percent change in daily
-incidence. Positive numbers indicate growth, while negative numbers indicate
-decline, of the epidemic. For instance:
+incidence. Positive numbers indicate growth, while negative numbers indicate a
+decline of the epidemic. For instance:
 
 * $r = 0.02$ means that the number of new cases increases on average by 2% each day
 * $r = -0.13$ means that the number of new cases decreases on average by 13% each day