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 # Example docker compose configuration
 
 The configuration in this directory is used for testing Neon docker images: it is
-not intended for deploying a usable system.  To run a development environment where
-you can experiment with a minature Neon system, use `cargo neon` rather than container images.
+not intended for deploying a usable system. To run a development environment where
+you can experiment with a miniature Neon system, use `cargo neon` rather than container images.
 
 This configuration does not start the storage controller, because the controller
 needs a way to reconfigure running computes, and no such thing exists in this setup.