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@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ more info).
 \section{Commands}
 
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-Commands can initiated by typing one or two characters to which
+Commands can be initiated by typing one or two characters to which
 the command is bound to, or typing the command name in the extended
 commands entry.  Some commands,
 like ``{\tt search}'', do not require that any more information be collected