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 ## Changes
 
-  *  Fix #279: Version 0.94 is not assigning significant ocurrences correctly. (thanks, @brenoliisboa and @david-priest)
+  *  Fix #279: Version 0.94 is not assigning significant occurrences correctly. (thanks, @brenoliisboa and @david-priest)
   
   
   # corrplot 0.94