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 # Ocelot
 
 Ocelot is a .NET API Gateway. This project is aimed at people using .NET running 
-a micro services / service orientated architecture 
+a micro services / service oriented architecture 
 that need a unified point of entry into their system. However it will work with anything that speaks HTTP and run on any platform that ASP.NET Core supports.
 
 In particular I want easy integration with