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 # itty.bitty.site
 
-itty.bitty takes html (or other data), compresses it into a URL fragment, and provides a link that can be shared. When it is opened, it inflates that data on the reciever’s side.
+itty.bitty takes html (or other data), compresses it into a URL fragment, and provides a link that can be shared. When it is opened, it inflates that data on the receiver’s side.
 
 Learn more at [about.bitty.site](http://about.bitty.site)