diff --git a/docs/guides/bolt-basics.md b/docs/guides/bolt-basics.md
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--- a/docs/guides/bolt-basics.md
+++ b/docs/guides/bolt-basics.md
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ The most common would be the case where a request has been denied by **RequestVe
 
 #### Customize the Built-in Middleware List
 
-Bolt turns the following middleware on by default.
+Bolt turns the following middleware on by default:
 
 * [RequestVerification](https://github.com/slackapi/java-slack-sdk/blob/main/bolt/src/main/java/com/slack/api/bolt/middleware/builtin/RequestVerification.java) to verify the signature in HTTP Mode requests
 * [SingleTeamAuthorization](https://github.com/slackapi/java-slack-sdk/blob/main/bolt/src/main/java/com/slack/api/bolt/middleware/builtin/SingleTeamAuthorization.java) or [MultiTeamsAuthorization](https://github.com/slackapi/java-slack-sdk/blob/main/bolt/src/main/java/com/slack/api/bolt/middleware/builtin/MultiTeamsAuthorization.java) to lookup the valid OAuth access token for handling a request
 * [IgnoringSelfEvents](https://github.com/slackapi/java-slack-sdk/blob/main/bolt/src/main/java/com/slack/api/bolt/middleware/builtin/IgnoringSelfEvents.java) to skip the events generated by this app's bot user (this is useful for avoiding code error causing an infinite loop)
 * [SSLCheck](https://github.com/slackapi/java-slack-sdk/blob/main/bolt/src/main/java/com/slack/api/bolt/middleware/builtin/SSLCheck.java) to handle `ssl_check=1` requests from Slack
 
-Although generally do not recommend disabling them as they are commonly necessary, you can disable them using the flags like `ignoringSelfEventsEnabled` in `AppConfig` objects.
+Although we generally do not recommend disabling these middleware as they are commonly necessary, you can disable them using the flags like `ignoringSelfEventsEnabled` in `AppConfig` objects.
 
 ```java
 AppConfig appConfig = new AppConfig();