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 **All Params are only accessible using all lowercase characters.**
 
 ### Param method
-In Hugo you can declare params both for the site and the individual page.  A common use case is to have a general value for the site and a more specificy value for some of the pages (i.e. an image). 
+In Hugo you can declare params both for the site and the individual page.  A common use case is to have a general value for the site and a more specific value for some of the pages (i.e. an image).
 
 With the `Param` method the most specific value will be selected for you, and it is safe to use it in any template (it's defined on both Page and Node):