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 scala-zeromq facilitates communication using the [ZeroMQ](http://zeromq.org) 
 messaging library. ZeroMQ is a message-oriented socket communication library that
-support several high-level messaging patterns, including request-reply, 
+supports several high-level messaging patterns, including request-reply, 
 publish-subscribe and push-pull. For a thorough description of how ZeroMQ works, 
 read the [guide](http://zguide.zeromq.org).