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 https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Documentation
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-## Version 1.1.5 (Sept 31, 2019)
+## Version 1.1.5 (Sept 30, 2019)
 
 * Implemented feature request #44: Support configurable suppression of compact and full stack trace
   (https://github.com/aryoda/tryCatchLog/issues/44).
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 # tryCatchLog
 
-An R package to improve error handling compared to the standard `tryCatch` function
+An R package to improve the error handling of the standard `tryCatch` and `try` function
 
 **Current version: 1.1.5 (Oct. 2019).** See the [NEWS](NEWS.md) for the most recent changes.