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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ A simple wrapper for the OTLP exporter of opentelemetry-java.
 #### Logging Exporter
 
 The logging exporter simply prints the name of the span along with its
-attributes to stdout. It is used manly for testing and debugging.
+attributes to stdout. It is used mainly for testing and debugging.
 
 | System property             | Environment variable        | Purpose                                                                      |
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@ To turn on the agent's internal debug logging:
 `-Dio.opentelemetry.auto.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=debug`
 
 Note these logs are extremely verbose. Enable debug logging only when needed.
-Debug logging negatively impacts the performance of your application.
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+Debug logging negatively impacts the performance of your application.