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 ## Task 17
 
-Take your vector from Task 14 and implement componentwise addition via `operator+` on your vector.
+Take your vector from Task 14 and implement component-wise addition via `operator+` on your vector.
 Support implicit type conversions: `MyVector<int>{} + MyVector<double>{}` yields a `MyVector<double>`.
 
 **Hint:** Look into `decltype` and `std::declval`.