diff --git a/05-signed-metadata.md b/05-signed-metadata.md
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--- a/05-signed-metadata.md
+++ b/05-signed-metadata.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The metadata element array format is depicted below:
 ["MANDATORY kind 0 metadata format", "OPTIONAL signature", "OPTIONAL pubkey"]
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-* A MANDATORY first array element is MANDATORY and consists of a JSON stringified metadata consistent with ```kind 0```.  `0`: **metadata**: the JSON stringified metadata content  `{name: <username>, about: <string>, picture: <url, string>}` consisting of the desired information.
+* A MANDATORY first array element consists of a JSON stringified metadata consistent with ```kind 0```.  `0`: **metadata**: the JSON stringified metadata content  `{name: <username>, about: <string>, picture: <url, string>}` consisting of the desired information.
 * An OPTIONAL second array element which is a JSON signature of the first array element. By default, the ```pubkey``` used to verify this signature is the pubkey that corresponds to value related to the ```name``` key. 
 * An OPTIONAL third array element can be specified, if the pubkey used to verify the signature is other than the ```name```. This is for the use case where the metadata by signed by a party other than the named user - such as the NIP-05 provider, or another relevant authority.