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@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Other options
 
 ## Events
 If you register for click, mouseover, etc events just related to Markers in the cluster.
-To recieve events for clusters listen to 'cluster' + 'eventIWant', ex: 'clusterclick', 'clustermouseover'.
+To receive events for clusters listen to 'cluster' + 'eventIWant', ex: 'clusterclick', 'clustermouseover'.
 
 Set your callback up as follows to handle both cases:
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ markers.on('clusterclick', function (a) {
 ## Methods
 
 ### Getting the bounds of a cluster
-When you recieve an event from a cluster you can query it for the bounds.
+When you receive an event from a cluster you can query it for the bounds.
 See [example/marker-clustering-convexhull.html](http://leaflet.github.com/Leaflet.markercluster/example/marker-clustering-convexhull.html) for a working example.
 ```javascript
 markers.on('clusterclick', function (a) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ markers.on('clusterclick', function (a) {
 ```
 
 ### Zooming to the bounds of a cluster
-When you recieve an event from a cluster you can zoom to its bounds in one easy step.
+When you receive an event from a cluster you can zoom to its bounds in one easy step.
 If all of the markers will appear at a higher zoom level, that zoom level is zoomed to instead.
 See [marker-clustering-zoomtobounds.html](http://leaflet.github.com/Leaflet.markercluster/example/marker-clustering-zoomtobounds.html) for a working example.
 ```javascript