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spelling correction

On 08/10/2022 13:28, Philip Oakley wrote:
> The existence of the `maint-xx` branches, and where they came from, was
> something that eluded me for a long time.
>
> The descriptions give the impression there is just a single main branch,

s/main/`maint`/ 
> with a singular name, and that was the end of it. It was only much later
> when some security patches were pushed down to numerous older `maint-xx`
> branches. The use of the singular `maint` is also used in examples a
> number of places further cementing the singular maintenance view.
>
> A few words clarifying the `maint` vs `maint-x.yy` branches could help
> users past the confusion.