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 ## Project Instructions
 
-In this project, you will build the reducer, actions and basic redux connects nessiary to display smurf data. You will be implementing both thunk and traditional redux actions.
+In this project, you will build the reducer, actions and basic redux connects necessary to display smurf data. You will be implementing both thunk and traditional redux actions.
 
  
 ## Project Requirements
 
 #### Complete reducers/index.js
-  Add in the needed state and reducer cases to hold and modify smurf error messages, loading status and smurf data. **If at all possible, add in action cases one at a time, instead of all at once. Test your state connects and reducer cases as nessisary.**
+  Add in the needed state and reducer cases to hold and modify smurf error messages, loading status and smurf data. **If at all possible, add in action cases one at a time, instead of all at once. Test your state connects and reducer cases as necessary.**
 
   * [ ] Adds the following state values into the initialState:
       - an array of smurfs