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@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ MeiliSearch collects anonymous data regarding general usage.
 This helps us better understand developers usage of MeiliSearch features.<br/>
 To see what information we're retrieving, please see the complete list [on the dedicated issue](https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/issues/720).<br/>
 We also use Sentry to make us crash and error reports. If you want to know more about what Sentry collects, please visit their [privacy policy website](https://sentry.io/privacy/).<br/>
-This program is optionnal, you can disable these analytics by using the `MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS` env variable.
+This program is optional, you can disable these analytics by using the `MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS` env variable.
 
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