diff --git a/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/applying.md b/entity-framework/core/managing-schemas/migrations/applying.md
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@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Script-Migration -Idempotent
 
 The EF command-line tools can be used to apply migrations to a database. While productive for local development and testing of migrations, this approach isn't ideal for managing production databases:
 
-* The SQL commands are applied directly by the tool, without giving the developer a change to inspect or modify them. This can be dangerous in a production environment.
+* The SQL commands are applied directly by the tool, without giving the developer a chance to inspect or modify them. This can be dangerous in a production environment.
 * The .NET SDK and the EF tool must be installed on production servers.
 
 ### [.NET Core CLI](#tab/dotnet-core-cli)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ It's possible for the application itself to apply migrations programmatically, t
 * Similarly, if an application is accessing the database while another application migrates it, this can cause severe issues.
 * The application must have elevated access to modify the database schema. It's generally good practice to limit the application's database permissions in production.
 * It's important to be able to roll back an applied migration in case of an issue. The other strategies provide this easily and out of the box.
-* The SQL commands are applied directly by the program, without giving the developer a change to inspect or modify them. This can be dangerous in a production environment.
+* The SQL commands are applied directly by the program, without giving the developer a chance to inspect or modify them. This can be dangerous in a production environment.
 
 To apply migrations programmatically, call `context.Database.Migrate()`. For example, a typical ASP.NET application can do the following: