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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Practically Remix IDE make available a folder shared by Remixd.
 
 More details are explained in this [tutorial](http://remix.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial_remixd_filesystem.html).
 
-Alternatively Remixd can be used to setup a developement environment that can be used with other popular frameworks like Embark, Truffle, Ganache, etc..
+Alternatively Remixd can be used to setup a development environment that can be used with other popular frameworks like Embark, Truffle, Ganache, etc..
 
 Remixd needs `npm` and `node`
 
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ Furthermore :
  - If a folder does not contain any file, the folder will not be displayed in the explorer (that might change).
  - Symbolic links are not forwarded to Remix IDE.
  
-## START GETH, MIST and setup a developement environment
+## START GETH, MIST and setup a development environment
 
-Remix allows to start a dev environment. `Geth` is used to spawn a dev blockchain and `Mist` to provide an user interface to interact with dapps in developement and Remix IDE (It is also possible to use `Metamask` and a normal browser)
+Remix allows to start a dev environment. `Geth` is used to spawn a dev blockchain and `Mist` to provide an user interface to interact with dapps in development and Remix IDE (It is also possible to use `Metamask` and a normal browser)
 
 `Mist` and `Geth` are not shipped with Remixd.
 
 Download `Mist` at https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases
 
-Downloaf `Geth` at https://ethereum.github.io/go-ethereum/downloads
+Download `Geth` at https://ethereum.github.io/go-ethereum/downloads
 
 
 Usage:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Usage:
   `remixd --dev-path /home/devchains/chain1 --rpc --rpc-port 8545 --geth --frontend /home/frontend --frontend-port 8084 --auto-mine`
   
  - do the same as the first example but do not start `Mist`. 
-  It is still possible to browse a front end app using a normal browser and `Metamask`. The connection between Metamask and `geth` has to be dome via rpc connection and thus the rpc server has to be enabled (`rpc` and `rpc-port` options).
+  It is still possible to browse a front end app using a normal browser and `Metamask`. The connection between Metamask and `geth` has to be done via rpc connection and thus the rpc server has to be enabled (`rpc` and `rpc-port` options).
   
   Note that in that case Remix IDE (remix.ethereum.org) does not need Metamask. It is possible to use the `Web3 Provider` option of Remix to connect to the `Geth` RPC endpoints.