diff --git a/docs/faq/general.txt b/docs/faq/general.txt
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@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ to add a given feature to Django.
 Why did you write all of Django from scratch, instead of using other Python libraries?
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-When Django was originally written a couple of years ago, Adrian and Simon
-spent quite a bit of time exploring the various Python Web frameworks
-available.
+When Django was originally written, Adrian and Simon spent quite a bit of time
+exploring the various Python Web frameworks available.
 
 In our opinion, none of them were completely up to snuff.