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@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ You can align the text using the `<Center>` component.
 </Center>
 ```
 
-It adds two properties that do not exist in the priginal `TextGeometry`, `lineHeight` and `letterSpacing`. The former a factor that is `1` by default, the latter is in threejs units and `0` by default.
+It adds two properties that do not exist in the original `TextGeometry`, `lineHeight` and `letterSpacing`. The former a factor that is `1` by default, the latter is in threejs units and `0` by default.
 
 ```jsx
 <Text3D lineHeight={0.5} letterSpacing={-0.025}>{`hello\nworld`}</Text3D>