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 [![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/master.svg)](https://travis-ci.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop)
 
-Welcome to the WordPress development repository! Please check out our [contributor handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/) for information about how to open bug reports, contribute patches, test, documention, or get involved in any way you can.
+Welcome to the WordPress development repository! Please check out our [contributor handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/) for information about how to open bug reports, contribute patches, test, documentation, or get involved in any way you can.
 
 ## Getting Started