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 Thu Feb 29 13:58:35 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>
 
 	* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_section): Allow predefined section
-	types to set the nobits type.  Advoid a shadowed declaration.
+	types to set the nobits type.  Avoid a shadowed declaration.
 
 Wed Feb 28 15:38:56 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)