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 ## Scopes
 
-If you want to reuse the same shortcut for seperate areas in your single page app,
+If you want to reuse the same shortcut for separate areas in your single page app,
 Keymaster supports switching between scopes. Use the `key.setScope` method to set scope.
 
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