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 This repo contains the code to build the .NET Core runtime, libraries and shared host (`dotnet`) installers for
-all supported platforms, as wel as the sources to .NET Core runtime and libraries.
+all supported platforms, as well as the sources to .NET Core runtime and libraries.
 
 ## What is .NET Core?