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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ likely end up being the end result.
 - 7-8 data bits.
 - Hardware abstraction API
 - No Interrupt service routines required.
-- BSD-3 Licensing, aka you can use this for whatevery you want pretty much.
+- BSD-3 Licensing, aka you can use this for whatever you want pretty much.
 - Runtime configuration of serial settings.