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 In this repository lies my Neovim configuration starting from
 [kickstart.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim).
 
-The provided `init.lua` file has then been split into (tryingly) semantically
+The provided `init.lua` file has then been split into (tentatively) semantically
 consistent files inside `lua/` and personal customizations have been applied.
 
 The process to design this configuration and some thoughts can be found [here](https://blog.epheme.re/software/nvim-kickstart.html).