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 ## Conditionals
 
-Favor `unless` over `if` for negative conditions.
+Favor `if` over `unless` for negative conditions.
 
-Instead of using `unless...else`, use `if...else`:
+Use `if...else` rather than `unless...else`:
 
 ```coffeescript
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