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 [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/jimeh/airbrake-statsd.png)](http://travis-ci.org/jimeh/airbrake-statsd)
 
-Extends the [Airbrake][] gem to also report exceptions Esty's [Statsd][]
+Extends the [Airbrake][] gem to also report exceptions to Esty's [StatsD][]
 statistics aggregator.
 
 ## Installation