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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Github Webhook Resource
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/homedepot/github-webhook-resource.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/homedepot/github-webhook-resource) [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/homedepottech/github-webhook-resource.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/homedepottech/github-webhook-resource)
 
-By default, Concourse will `check` your resources once per minute to see if they have updated. In order to reduce excessive `checks`, you must configure webhooks to trigger Concourse externally. This resource automatically configures your GitHub respoitories to send webhooks to your Concourse pipeline the instant a change happens.
+By default, Concourse will `check` your resources once per minute to see if they have updated. In order to reduce excessive `checks`, you must configure webhooks to trigger Concourse externally. This resource automatically configures your GitHub repositories to send webhooks to your Concourse pipeline the instant a change happens.
 
 Resource Type Configuration
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