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 ### The format section
 
 In the `[format]` section, format strings are specified defining how selection
-choises are to be layed out.  `wofi` supports [pango
+choices are to be layed out.  `wofi` supports [pango
 markup](https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/pango_markup.html) which makes it possible
 to style the text using HTML and CSS.  The following formats are supported
 right now.