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 ## Use with other libraries (boto3) or languages
 
-In general, Moto doesn't rely on anything specific to Boto. It only mock AWS endpoints so there should be no issue with boto3 or using other languages. Feel free to open an issue if something isn't working though. If you are using another language, you will need to either use the stand-alone server mode (more below) or monkey path the HTTP calls yourself.
+In general, Moto doesn't rely on anything specific to Boto. It only mocks AWS endpoints, so there should be no issue with boto3 or using other languages. Feel free to open an issue if something isn't working though. If you are using another language, you will need to either use the stand-alone server mode (more below) or monkey patch the HTTP calls yourself.
 
 
 ## Stand-alone Server Mode