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 ## Contributing
 
-Please read [CodingStandards.txt](CodingStandards.txt) thoroughly before making alterations to the code base. Please do *NOT* use an editor that automatically reformats whitespace away from astylerc or the formating guidelines as describled in [CodingStandards.txt](CodingStandards.txt).
+Please read [CodingStandards.txt](CodingStandards.txt) thoroughly before making alterations to the code base. Please do *NOT* use an editor that automatically reformats whitespace away from astylerc or the formatting guidelines as described in [CodingStandards.txt](CodingStandards.txt).