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 ### Using an alternate config
 
-You can specify an alternate configuration file fot the current instance of `jrnl` using `--config-file CONFIG_FILE_PATH` where
+You can specify an alternate configuration file for the current instance of `jrnl` using `--config-file CONFIG_FILE_PATH` where
 `CONFIG_FILE_PATH` is a path to an alternate `jrnl` configuration file. 
 
 #### Examples: