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@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Installation with an alternative data model
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 An alternative data model is available for libpostal. It is created by Senzing Inc. for improved parsing on US, UK and Singapore addresses and improved US rural route address handling.
-To enable this add `MODEL=senzing` to the conigure line during installation:
+To enable this add `MODEL=senzing` to the configure line during installation:
 ```
 ./configure --datadir=[...some dir with a few GB of space...] MODEL=senzing
 ```