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-We can created named areas on the grid to put content into. To do this we first assign elements in our merkup to a Grid Area, using the `grid-area` property.
+We can created named areas on the grid to put content into. To do this we first assign elements in our markup to a Grid Area, using the `grid-area` property.
 
 We can then use the `grid-template-areas` property to describe where on the Grid these elements should sit.