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 # Testing and concurrency
 
-One thing that is important to note when writing tests is that they may be run
-concurrently using threads. For this reason you should take care that your tests
-are written in such a way as to not depend on each-other, or on any shared
-state. "Shared state" can also include the environment, such as the current
-working directory, or environment variables.
+It is important to note that tests are run concurrently using threads. For this
+reason, care should be taken to ensure your tests do not depend on each-other,
+or on any shared state. "Shared state" can also include the environment, such
+as the current working directory, or environment variables.
 
 If this is an issue it is possible to control this concurrency, either by
 setting the environment variable `RUST_TEST_THREADS`, or by passing the argument