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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			in three scenarios:<ol>
 				<li>
 					<b>Reflection optimization</b> - to speed up the performance of
-					POJO entity and component conctruction and field/property access
+					POJO entity and component construction and field/property access
 				</li>
 				<li>
 					<b>Proxy generation</b> - runtime building of proxies used for