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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ See the file NEWS for more details.
   "man sbcast")
 * Added support for different executable files and arguments by task, based
   upon a configuration file (see "man srun" option "--multi-prog")
-* Added support for hierarchical communcations. Added new configuration 
+* Added support for hierarchical communications. Added new configuration 
   option "TreeWidth" (see "man slurm.conf")
 * Major re-write of accounting logic, some sacct format changes (see 
   "man sacct")
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ See the file NEWS for more details.
 * Slurm.conf parameter "InactiveLimit" is not enforced for RootOnly partitions
   (see "man slurm.conf")
 * Added support for memory affinity (see "man srun" option "--mem_bind")
-* Configuration parameter "HeartBeatInterval" is depracated. Now uses half
+* Configuration parameter "HeartBeatInterval" is deprecated. Now uses half
   of "SlurmdTimeout" and "SlurmctldTimeout" for communications to slurmd and
-  slurmctld daemons repsectively (see "man slurm.conf")
+  slurmctld daemons respectively (see "man slurm.conf")
 * Support node-specific resource limits controlled via Pluggable Authentication 
-  Mechanism (PAM, see "man slurm.conf" paramter "UsePAM")
+  Mechanism (PAM, see "man slurm.conf" parameter "UsePAM")
 * Support stackable plugins to be called before and/or after execution of 
   each task spawned as part of a user's job step (see "man slurm.conf" 
   parameter "PlugStackConfig")