diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92d5f19..6d9a885 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ safeRootReciprocal :: Double -> Maybe Double
 safeRootReciprocal x = return x >>= safeReciprocal >>= safeRoot
 ```
 
-This can even written more terse as:
+This can be written even more terse as:
 
 ```haskell
 safeRootReciprocal :: Double -> Maybe Double