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@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ docs: correct spelling of CHANGELOG
 
 ### Commit message with scope
 ```
-feat(lang): added polish language
+feat(lang): add polish language
 ```
 
 ### Commit message for a fix using an (optional) issue number.
 ```
-fix: minor typos in code
+fix: correct minor typos in code
 
 see the issue for details on the typos fixed
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ We recommend that you proceed as if you've an already released product. Typicall
 
 ### Are the types in the commit title uppercase or lowercase?
 
-Any casing may be used, but it's best to be consistent. 
+Any casing may be used, but it's best to be consistent.
 
 ### What do I do if the commit conforms to more than one of the commit types?
 
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ In a worst case scenario, it's not the end of the world if a commit lands that d
 No! If you use a squash based workflow on Git lead maintainers can cleanup the commit messages as they're merged—adding no workload to casual committers.
 A common workflow for this is to have your git system automatically squash commits from a pull request and present a form for the lead maintainer to enter the proper git commit message for the merge.
 
+### What writing form should I use?
+
+We recommend writing a commit description and body using the [imperative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_mood) present tense writing form.
+
+There are a significant number of examples of this writing form for commits [1](https://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)[2](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/22b96b9/CONTRIBUTING.md#subject)[3](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project)[4](https://medium.com/@danielfeelfine/commit-verbs-101-why-i-like-to-use-this-and-why-you-should-also-like-it-d3ed2689ef70)[5](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/)
+
 ## About
 
 The Conventional Commit specification is inspired by, and based heavily on, the [Angular Commit Guidelines](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/22b96b9/CONTRIBUTING.md#-commit-message-guidelines).