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 # Development
 
-Setting up a development enviroment can be done in a virtual environment using
+Setting up a development environment can be done in a virtual environment using
 `pipenv` or using local packages using the provided `Makefile`.
 
 For the `pipenv` setup install the virtual environment and build the bindings using: