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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FC stands for fast-compiling c++ library and provides a set of utility libraries
 for the development of asynchronous libraries.  Some of the highlights include:
 
  - Cooperative Multi-Tasking Library with support for Futures, mutexes, signals.
- - Wrapper on Boost ASIO for handling async opperations cooperatively with easy to code synchronous style.
+ - Wrapper on Boost ASIO for handling async operations cooperatively with easy to code synchronous style.
  - Reflection for C++ allowing automatic serialization in Json & Binary of C++ Structs 
  - Automatic generation of client / server stubs for reflected interfaces with support for JSON-RPC
  - Cryptographic Primitives for a variaty of hashes and encryption algorithms