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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The first two parts, [Installation](#install-intro) and [Connect Git, GitHub, RS
 
 In [Early GitHub Wins](#usage-intro), we rack up some early success with the basic workflows that are necessary to get your work onto GitHub. We also show the special synergy between R/R Markdown/RStudio and GitHub, which provides a powerful demonstration of why all this setup is worthwhile.
 
-The use of Git/GitHub in data science has a slightly different vibe from that of pure software develoment, due to differences in the user's context and objective. Happy Git aims to complement existing, general Git resources by highlighting the most rewarding usage patterns for data science. This perspective on the Git landscape is presented in [Basic Git Concepts](#git-intro) and [Daily Workflows](#workflows-intro). 
+The use of Git/GitHub in data science has a slightly different vibe from that of pure software development, due to differences in the user's context and objective. Happy Git aims to complement existing, general Git resources by highlighting the most rewarding usage patterns for data science. This perspective on the Git landscape is presented in [Basic Git Concepts](#git-intro) and [Daily Workflows](#workflows-intro). 
 
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