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 ## Overview
 
 With `mkproj`, you can create a C++ project for a tool or a library.
-The tool can be:
+The project can be:
 
-- a simple experiment, to test some idea;
+- a simple tool, to test some idea;
 - a more elaborate tool, meant to be distributed;
 - a UNIX filter, which processes input files line by line, or reads from
   standard input when there are no input files;
 - a library, where both a static and a dynamic library will be built.
 
-All of these can optionally:
+Apart from the simple tool, all of these can optionally:
 
 - use a precompiled header for the C++ Standard Library;
 - implement a plugin architecture, where building and installing plugins is