diff --git a/docs/development/best-practices.md b/docs/development/best-practices.md
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@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Also inline the metadata if the metadata object is complex.
 
 `WARN`, `ERROR` and `FATAL` messages are often used in metrics or error catching services.
 These log messages should have a consistent `msg` component, so they can be automatically grouped or associated.
-Metadata that's seperate from its message is hard for humans to read.
+Metadata that's separate from its message is hard for humans to read.
 Try to combine the metadata into the message, unless it's too complex to do so.
 
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