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 **NOTE**: please use the newer go versions that support semantic import versioning in modules, ideally go 1.11.4 or greater.
 
 ### Coexisting with glog
-This package can be used side by side with glog. [This example](examples/coexist_glog/coexist_glog.go) shows how to initialize and syncronize flags from the global `flag.CommandLine` FlagSet. In addition, the example makes use of stderr as combined output by setting `alsologtostderr` (or `logtostderr`) to `true`.
+This package can be used side by side with glog. [This example](examples/coexist_glog/coexist_glog.go) shows how to initialize and synchronize flags from the global `flag.CommandLine` FlagSet. In addition, the example makes use of stderr as combined output by setting `alsologtostderr` (or `logtostderr`) to `true`.
 
 ## Community, discussion, contribution, and support