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 You may also refer to an argument with the `arg` function, e.g. `(arg 0)` or `(arg 5)`. To ask the interpreter how many arguments the user passed to the current function, you may use the `argc` function.
 
-Note: maybe you find numbered arguments unpleasent. The gba has limited memory for interned symbol strings, so I chose to support numbered function arguments by default. If, instead, you want functions with named arguments, see [macros](#macros).
+Note: The gba has limited memory for interned symbol strings, so I chose to support numbered function arguments by default. If, instead, you want functions with named arguments, see [macros](#macros).
 
 
 To refer to the current function, invoke the `this` function.