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 === Transmission 2.30 (2011/xx/yy) ===
 ==== All Platforms ====
-  * The "lazy bitfield" feature has been superceded by the "Fast Extension" BEP6
+  * The "lazy bitfield" feature has been superseded by the "Fast Extension" BEP6
 
 === Transmission 2.22 (2011/03/03) ===
 ==== All Platforms ====