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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ If you use [Go](https://golang.org/), the best way to run `misspell` is by using
go get -u github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell
```

and misspell will be in your `GOPATH`
and misspell will be in your `GOPATH`.


Also if you like to live dangerously, one could do
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```

Note that gometalinter only checks golang files, and uses the default options
of `misspell`
of `misspell`.

You may wish to run this on your plaintext (.txt) and/or markdown files too.

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[Effective Go naming
conventions](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#mixed-caps) and use
[camelCase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase) for variable names. You
can check your code using [golint](https://github.com/golang/lint)
can check your code using [golint](https://github.com/golang/lint).

<a name="license"></a>
### What license is this?

The main code is [MIT](https://github.com/client9/misspell/blob/master/LICENSE).

Misspell also makes uses of the Golang standard library and contains a modified version of Golang's [strings.Replacer](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#Replacer)
which are covered under a [BSD License](https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/LICENSE). Type `misspell -legal` for more details or see [legal.go](https://github.com/client9/misspell/blob/master/legal.go)
which are covered under a [BSD License](https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/LICENSE). Type `misspell -legal` for more details or see [legal.go](https://github.com/client9/misspell/blob/master/legal.go).

<a name="words"></a>
### Where do the word lists come from?
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Here's some ideas for enhancements:

*Capitalization of proper nouns* could be done (e.g. weekday and month names, country names, language names)
*Capitalization of proper nouns* could be done (e.g. weekday and month names, country names, language names).

*Opinionated US spellings* US English has a number of words with alternate
spellings. Think [adviser vs.
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