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 All the time the app has a version of `0.0.0`, the extensions are considered to be unstable and unlikely to work properly, if at all.
 
 ## Example ##
-The sytax used is identical to what is used in the hipchat applications: wrapping the identifier in brackets `()`. For example, (yey) (allthethings) (boom) .
+The syntax used is identical to what is used in the hipchat applications: wrapping the identifier in brackets `()`. For example, (yey) (allthethings) (boom) .