diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1cfb68..fa21ee2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ val asbtract_tree = p.parse (token_vector, syntax_error);
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 * The variable `v` in C code will be of type `val_t`.  The function
-  `f` in C code will have teh following prototype
+  `f` in C code will have the following prototype
 
 ```
       val_t f (int npars, val_t *args);