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 ## `shallow`
 
-Shallowly render given React copmonent. Since it doesn't return helpers to query the output, it's mostly adviced to used for snapshot testing (short snapshots are best for code reviewers).
+Shallowly render given React component. Since it doesn't return helpers to query the output, it's mostly advised to used for snapshot testing (short snapshots are best for code reviewers).
 
 ```jsx
 import { shallow } from 'react-native-testing-library';