diff --git a/bitbake/README b/bitbake/README
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--- a/bitbake/README
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@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ Testing:
 Bitbake has a testsuite located in lib/bb/tests/ whichs aim to try and prevent regressions.
 You can run this with "bitbake-selftest". In particular the fetcher is well covered since
 it has so many corner cases. The datastore has many tests too. Testing with the testsuite is
-recommended becore submitting patches, particularly to the fetcher and datastore. We also
+recommended before submitting patches, particularly to the fetcher and datastore. We also
 appreciate new test cases and may require them for more obscure issues.