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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ in `O(1)` memory and `O(n)` time.
 
 ## Term dictionary
 
-Tantivy term dicionary (`.term` files) are stored in
+Tantivy term dictionary (`.term` files) are stored in
 a finite state transducer (courtesy of the excellent
 [`fst`](https://github.com/BurntSushi/fst) crate).
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ for each document.
 # Segments
 
 Tantivy's index are divided into segments.
-All segments are as many independant structure.
+All segments are as many independent structure.
 
 This has many benefits. For instance, assuming you are
 trying to one billion documents, you could split
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ Each thread is actually build its own segment.
 # Store
 
 The store 
-When a document  
\ No newline at end of file
+When a document