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 # `bake`— a strangely familiar Bash task runner.
 
 
-I love using `Makefile`s for one-off tasks in projects. The problem with doing this, is you can't use familiar bash–isms when doing so, as GNU Make doesn't use the familiar Bash sytnax. This project seeks to bridge these works.
+I love using `Makefile`s for one-off tasks in projects. The problem with doing this, is you can't use familiar bash–isms when doing so, as GNU Make doesn't use the familiar Bash syntax. This project seeks to bridge these works.
 
 **WORK IN PROGRESS**