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 ## Checking whether a debug target is enabled
 
-Afer you've created a debug instance, you can check whether it is enabled by its `.enabled` property:
+After you've created a debug instance, you can check whether it is enabled by its `.enabled` property:
 
 ```javascript
 const debug = require('debug')('http');