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 There is also a [jQuery plugin](https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite-jquery-plugin) that helps you to embed Pads into your website.
 
-There's also a full-featured plugin framework, allowing you to easily add your own features.  By default your Etherpad is rather sparce and because Etherpad takes a lot of it's inspiration from Wordpress plugins are really easy to install and update.  Once you have Etherpad installed you should visit the plugin page and take control.
+There's also a full-featured plugin framework, allowing you to easily add your own features.  By default your Etherpad is rather sparse and because Etherpad takes a lot of it's inspiration from Wordpress plugins are really easy to install and update.  Once you have Etherpad installed you should visit the plugin page and take control.
 
 Finally, Etherpad comes with translations into most languages!  Users are automatically delivered the correct language for their local settings.