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 ### C++ coding style
 
 The C++ coding style used in Milvus generally follows [Google C++ Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html).
-And we made the following changes based on the guide:
+We made the following changes based on the guide:
 
 - 4 spaces for indentation
 - Adopt .cpp file extension instead of .cc extension