diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 93c2892..95b799a 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def greeter_string(conjunction):
 # This welcomes the "person" passed to it.
 def welcome(newcomer):
     ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {0} :Welcome {1}!  The channel is pretty quiet "
-                 "right now, so I though I'd say hello, and ping some people "
+                 "right now, so I thought I'd say hello, and ping some people "
                  "(like {2}) that you're here.  If no one responds for a "
                  "while, try emailing us at hello@openhatch.org or just try "
                  "coming back later.  FYI, you're now on my list of known "
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@ while 1:  # loop forever
 
         # If the server pings us then we've got to respond!
         if ircmsg.find("PING :") != -1:
-            pong()
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+            pong()