diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pkg_add -v micro
 
 If your operating system does not have a binary release, but does run Go, you can build from source.
 
-Make sure that you have Go version 1.5 or greater (Go 1.4 will work if your version supports CGO) and that your `GOPATH` env variable is set (I recommand setting it to `~/go` if you don't have one).
+Make sure that you have Go version 1.5 or greater (Go 1.4 will work if your version supports CGO) and that your `GOPATH` env variable is set (I recommend setting it to `~/go` if you don't have one).
 
 ```
 go get -d github.com/zyedidia/micro/cmd/micro