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 ### When making an architectural decision
-In case you add a library or do mayor code rewrites, we ask you to document your decision.
+In case you add a library or do major code rewrites, we ask you to document your decision.
 Recommended reading: <https://adr.github.io/>.
 
 We simply ask to create a new markdown file in `docs/adr` following the template presented at <https://adr.github.io/madr/>.