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 ## Proposal
 
 In a future room version, Matrix server implementations should strictly enforce
-the Canonical JSON specification for events.
+the JSON compliance of the Canonical JSON specification for events.
 
 The rationale for doing this in a future room version is to avoid a split brain
 room -- where some federated servers believe an event is valid and others reject