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@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Github: <https://github.com/miekg/coredns>
 
 ## Systemd Service File
 
-Use this as a systemd service file. It defaults to a coredns wich a homedir of /home/coredns
+Use this as a systemd service file. It defaults to a coredns with a homedir of /home/coredns
 and the binary lives in /opt/bin and the config in `/etc/coredns/Corefile`:
 
 ~~~ txt