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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Learn about [handling exceptions during application startup](xref:fundamentals/e
 
 ## The ConfigureServices method
 
-The [ConfigureServices](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.hosting.startupbase#Microsoft_AspNetCore_Hosting_StartupBase_ConfigureServices_Microsoft_Extensions_DependencyInjection_IServiceCollection_) method is optional; but if used, it's called before the `Configure` method by the web host. The web host may configure some services before ``Startup`` methods are called (see [hosting](xref:fundamentals/hosting). By convention, [Configuration options](xref:fundamentals/configuration) are set in this method.
+The [ConfigureServices](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.hosting.startupbase#Microsoft_AspNetCore_Hosting_StartupBase_ConfigureServices_Microsoft_Extensions_DependencyInjection_IServiceCollection_) method is optional; but if used, it's called before the `Configure` method by the web host. The web host may configure some services before ``Startup`` methods are called (see [hosting](xref:fundamentals/hosting)). By convention, [Configuration options](xref:fundamentals/configuration) are set in this method.
 
 For features that require substantial setup there are `Add[Service]` extension methods on [IServiceCollection](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/api/microsoft.extensions.dependencyinjection.iservicecollection). This example from the default web site template configures the app to use services for Entity Framework, Identity, and MVC: