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 ### why is it called babi?
 
-I usually use the text editor `nano`, frequently I typo this.  on a qwerty
+I used to use the text editor `nano`, frequently I typo this.  on a qwerty
 keyboard, when the right hand is shifted left by one, `nano` becomes `babi`.
 
 ### quitting babi