diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91ea303..f3b1904 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ tbman_open();
 tbman_malloc( 13 );
 tbman_malloc( 7 );
 
-// tbman_close() will produce a message by like this:
+// tbman_close() will produce a message like this:
 // TBMAN WARNING: Detected 2 instances with a total of 24 bytes leaking space.
 tbman_close();
 ```