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 ## Sandbox
 
-The editor aspect of the TypeScript Playground REPL, useable for all sites which want to show a monaco editor
+The editor aspect of the TypeScript Playground REPL, usable for all sites which want to show a monaco editor
 with TypeScript or JavaScript code.
 
 ## Playground