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 This is a [React Native](https://reactnative.dev/) application, written in the TypeScript programming language. It builds on the `atproto` TypeScript packages (like [`@atproto/api`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@atproto/api)), code for which is also on open source, but in [a different git repository](https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto).
 
-There is a small about of Go language source code (in `./bskyweb/`), for a web service that returns the React Native Web application.
+There is a small amount of Go language source code (in `./bskyweb/`), for a web service that returns the React Native Web application.
 
 The [Build Instructions](./docs/builds.md) are a good place to get started with the app itself.