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@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class UploadView(APIView):
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 <p>User requests to either <code>ContactListView</code> or <code>ContactDetailView</code> would be restricted to a total of 1000 requests per-day.  User requests to <code>UploadView</code> would be restricted to 20 requests per day.</p>
 <h2 id="custom-throttles">Custom throttles</h2>
-<p>To implement a custom throttle, override <code>BaseThrottle</code> and implement <code>.allow_request(request)</code>.  The method should return <code>True</code> if the request should be allowed, and <code>False</code> otherwise.</p>
+<p>To create a custom throttle, override <code>BaseThrottle</code> and implement <code>.allow_request(request)</code>.  The method should return <code>True</code> if the request should be allowed, and <code>False</code> otherwise.</p>
 <p>Optionally you may also override the <code>.wait()</code> method.  If implemented, <code>.wait()</code> should return a recomended number of seconds to wait before attempting the next request, or <code>None</code>.  The <code>.wait()</code> method will only be called if <code>.check_throttle()</code> has previously returned <code>False</code>.</p>
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