diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ designed to work with nixpkgs but also other package sets.
 
 `nix-update` is included in nixpkgs.
 
-To use it run without installing it, use:
+To run without installing it, use:
 
 ```console
 $ nix-shell -p nix-update