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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ this project as part of his thesis.
 
 In 2010 Fabian Pedregosa, Gael Varoquaux, Alexandre Gramfort and Vincent
 Michel of INRIA took leadership of the project and made the first public
-release, February the 1st 2010. Since then, several releases have appeard
+release, February the 1st 2010. Since then, several releases have appeared
 following a ~3 month cycle, and a striving international community has
 been leading the development.