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 ##### Language
 
-The default langauge of your thesis is German. If you want to switch to English, you have to modify the language selection from _ngerman_ to _american_ at line 63.
+The default language of your thesis is German. If you want to switch to English, you have to modify the language selection from _ngerman_ to _american_ at line 63.
 
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 \selectlanguage{american} % ngerman, american