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 These are the key command available by default, you can edit those or add new key to open Activation settings dialog or Emoticon Dictionary dialog:
 
-* NVDA+E: speaching emoticons on/off, toggles between speaking text as it is written, or with the emoticons replaced by the human description.
+* NVDA+E: speaking emoticons on/off, toggles between speaking text as it is written, or with the emoticons replaced by the human description.
 * NVDA+I: show a dialog to select an emoticon you want to copy.
 
 ## Changes for 6.0 ##