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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Course details page: [**talkpython.fm/100days**](https://talkpython.fm/100days?u
 
 Just a small sampling of the projects you’ll work on include:
 
-* Understating basic Python data structures
+* Understanding basic Python data structures
 * Searching large text corpuses with regular expressions
 * Consume HTTP services including the Twitter and GitHub APIs among others
 * Visual data with graphs using plotly
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 ## Get the full course details
 
-Visit the full course page for all the details: [**talkpython.fm/100days**](https://talkpython.fm/100days?utm_source=github)
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+Visit the full course page for all the details: [**talkpython.fm/100days**](https://talkpython.fm/100days?utm_source=github)