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 # C API
-To use `fe` in a project a `fe_Context` must first be intialized;
+To use `fe` in a project a `fe_Context` must first be initialized;
 this is done by using the `fe_open()` function. The function expects a
 block of memory (typically greater than 16kb), the block is used by the
 context to store objects and context state and should remain valid for