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+Fix typo in example of passing a callable to markers (in example/markers.rst)
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     1 passed in 0.12 seconds
 
-We can see that the custom marker has its argument set extended with the function ``hello_world``. This is the key different between creating a custom marker as a callable, which invokes ``__call__`` behind the scenes, and using ``with_args``.
+We can see that the custom marker has its argument set extended with the function ``hello_world``. This is the key difference between creating a custom marker as a callable, which invokes ``__call__`` behind the scenes, and using ``with_args``.
 
 
 Reading markers which were set from multiple places