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@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ higher. You can then use `cargo` to build everything:
 cargo install --locked bat
 ```
 
-Note that addition files like the man page or shell completion
+Note that additional files like the man page or shell completion
 files can not be installed in this way. They will be generated by `cargo` and should be available in the cargo target folder (under `build`).
 
 ## Customization