diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md b/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md
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--- a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md
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@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ description: How npm handles the "scripts" field
 
 The `"scripts"` property of your `package.json` file supports a number
 of built-in scripts and their preset life cycle events as well as
-arbitrary scripts. These all can be executed by running `npm run-script
-<stage>` or `npm run <stage>` for short. *Pre* and *post* commands with
-matching names will be run for those as well (e.g. `premyscript`,
+arbitrary scripts. These all can be executed by running
+`npm run-script <stage>` or `npm run <stage>` for short. *Pre* and *post*
+commands with matching names will be run for those as well (e.g. `premyscript`,
 `myscript`, `postmyscript`). Scripts from dependencies can be run with
 `npm explore <pkg> -- npm run <stage>`.