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 Plotting with a *grammar of graphics* is powerful. Custom (and otherwise
-complex) plots are easy to think about and build incrementaly, while the
+complex) plots are easy to think about and build incrementally, while the
 simple plots remain simple to create.
 
 To learn more about how to use plotnine, check out the