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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ I do not plan to support CSS3 properties (or functions) with vendor prefixes, su
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-These must be supported by seperate syntax plugins (Vim 7.4's default CSS syntax file supports this). If you want to highlight prefixed properties or functions manually, `:highlight` and `:match` would help:
+These must be supported by separate syntax plugins (Vim 7.4's default CSS syntax file supports this). If you want to highlight prefixed properties or functions manually, `:highlight` and `:match` would help:
 
     :highlight VendorPrefix guifg=#00ffff gui=bold
     :match VendorPrefix /-\(moz\|webkit\|o\|ms\)-[a-zA-Z-]\+/