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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Code is under the [BSD 2 Clause (NetBSD) license](https://github.com/Homebrew/ho
 Documentation is under the [Creative Commons Attribution license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
 
 ## Donations
-Homebrew is a non-profit project run entirely by unpaid volunteers. We need your funds to pay for software, hardware and hosting around continous integration and future improvements to the project. Every donation will be spent on making Homebrew better for our users.
+Homebrew is a non-profit project run entirely by unpaid volunteers. We need your funds to pay for software, hardware and hosting around continuous integration and future improvements to the project. Every donation will be spent on making Homebrew better for our users.
 
 Homebrew is a member of the [Software Freedom Conservancy](http://sfconservancy.org) which provides us with an ability to receive tax-deductible, Homebrew earmarked donations (and [many other services](http://sfconservancy.org/members/services/)). Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in New York, and donations made to it are fully tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.