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 # Encodings and `yaml-cpp` #
 
-`yaml-cpp` will parse any file as specificed by the [YAML 1.2 spec](http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2570322). Internally, it stores all strings in UTF-8, and representation is done with UTF-8. This means that in
+`yaml-cpp` will parse any file as specified by the [YAML 1.2 spec](http://www.yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2570322). Internally, it stores all strings in UTF-8, and representation is done with UTF-8. This means that in
 
 ```
 std::string str;