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@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ the contributors guide.
       <p>
         Register for the Docker Community Slack at
 	<a href="https://community.docker.com/registrations/groups/4316" target="_blank">https://community.docker.com/registrations/groups/4316</a>.
-        We use the #moby-project channel for general discussion, and there are seperate channels for other Moby projects such as #containerd.
+        We use the #moby-project channel for general discussion, and there are separate channels for other Moby projects such as #containerd.
 	Archives are available at <a href="https://dockercommunity.slackarchive.io/" target="_blank">https://dockercommunity.slackarchive.io/</a>.
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