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 <p>Language files are typically stored in your <dfn>system/language</dfn> directory.  Alternately you can create a folder called <kbd>language</kbd> inside
 your <kbd>application</kbd> folder and store them there.  Code Igniter will look first in your <dfn>system/application/language</dfn>
-directory.  If the direcotry does not exist or the specified language is not located there CI will instead look in your global 
+directory.  If the directory does not exist or the specified language is not located there CI will instead look in your global 
 <dfn>system/language</dfn> folder.</p>
 
 <p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong>&nbsp; Each language should be stored in its own folder.  For example, the English files are located at: