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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     some specific contents). (Stas)
 
 - Pgsql:
-  . Fixed bug #65336 (pg_escape_literal/identifier() scilently returns false).
+  . Fixed bug #65336 (pg_escape_literal/identifier() silently returns false).
     (Yasuo)
 
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