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 ## Getting tokens to users
 
 You may have noticed you interacted with the Solana cluster without first
-needing to aquire tokens to pay transaction fees. Under the hood, the web
+needing to acquire tokens to pay transaction fees. Under the hood, the web
 app creates a new ephemeral identity and sends a request to an off-chain
-service for a signed transation authorizes a user to start a new game.
+service for a signed transaction authorizing a user to start a new game.
 The service is called a *drone*. When the app sends the signed transaction
 to the Solana cluster, the drone's tokens are spent to pay the transaction
 fee and start the game. In a real world app, the drone might request the user