diff --git a/docs/guide/start-databases.md b/docs/guide/start-databases.md
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@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Observe more carefully and you will find that the URL in the browser also change
 http://hostname/index.php?r=country/index&page=2
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-Behind the scenes, [[yii\data\Pagination|Pagination]] is providing all of the ncessary functionality to paginate a data set:
+Behind the scenes, [[yii\data\Pagination|Pagination]] is providing all of the necessary functionality to paginate a data set:
 
 * Initially, [[yii\data\Pagination|Pagination]] represents the first page, which reflects the country SELECT query
   with the clause `LIMIT 5 OFFSET 0`. As a result, the first five countries will be fetched and displayed.