diff --git a/annotations.qmd b/annotations.qmd
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@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ The main tool for labelling plots is `geom_text()`, which adds `label` text at t
     ```
 
 -   You can adjust the alignment of the text with the `hjust` ("left", "center", "right", "inward", "outward") and `vjust` ("bottom", "middle", "top", "inward", "outward") aesthetics.
-    The aligment is centered by default, but there are often good reasons to override this.
+    The alignment is centered by default, but there are often good reasons to override this.
     One of the most useful alignments is "inward".
     It aligns text towards the middle of the plot, which ensures that labels remain within the plot limits: \index{Font!justification}