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@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ The TeleBot constructor takes the following optional arguments:
 As an alternative to the message handlers, one can also register a function as a listener to TeleBot. Example:
 ```python
 def handle_messages(messages):
-	for message in messsages:
+	for message in messages:
 		# Do something with the message
 		bot.reply_to(message, 'Hi')