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@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ First, it saves time because there is no need to
 implement the function.
 Second, the library implementation is
 certainly correct and efficient: it is not probable
-that a self-made sorting function would be better.
+that a home-made sorting function would be better.
 
 In this section we will see how to use the
 C++ \texttt{sort} function.