diff --git a/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim b/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftplugin/gitcommit.vim
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+setlocal spell
diff --git a/ftplugin/hgcommit.vim b/ftplugin/hgcommit.vim
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index 0000000..bcda2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ftplugin/hgcommit.vim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+setlocal spell