diff --git a/docs/types-library-optional.md b/docs/types-library-optional.md
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--- a/docs/types-library-optional.md
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This RFC proposes adding a new method to the `types` library in type functions,
 
 ## Motivation
 
-Currently its annoying to have to always type `types.unionof(meow, types.singleton(nil))` to make a optional type, this leads to having the following appear in codebases that make use of optional types a lot in type functions:
+Optional types occur very commonly, and it is annoying to have to always type `types.unionof(meow, types.singleton(nil))` to make a optional type, this leads to having the following appear in codebases that make use of optional types a lot in type functions:
 
 ```luau
 type function optional(type)