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 - [NETRW Listing Styles](vim/netrw-listing-styles.md)
 - [Open an Unnamed Buffer](vim/open-an-unnamed-buffer.md)
 - [Opening a URL](vim/opening-a-url.md)
+- [Preventing Typos with Abbreviations](vim/preventing-typos-with-abbreviations.md)
 - [Previous Buffer](vim/previous-buffer.md)
 - [Previous Visual Selection](vim/previous-visual-selection.md)
 - [Quick File Info](vim/quick-file-info.md)
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+# Preventing Typos with Abbreviations
+
+Are you are prone to mistyping *the* as *teh* or *function* as *funciton*?
+You can add one-line abbreviations to your `.vimrc` file to auto-correct
+these mistakes for you.
+
+```
+abbr teh the
+abbr funciton function
+```
+
+By adding these to your vim configuration, whenever you type the misspelled
+version, vim will know to instantly replace it with the correct version.
+This can be handy, but use it sparingly.