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--- a/using_concept_check.htm
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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ definition to check whether some type models a concept.
 <p>
 Getting back to the earlier <a
 href="./concept_check.htm#motivating-example">motivating example</a>,
-one good applicatino of concept checks would be to insert
+one good application of concept checks would be to insert
 <tt>function_requires()</tt> at the top of <tt>std::stable_sort()</tt>
 to make sure the template parameter type models <a
 href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/RandomAccessIterator.html">