diff --git a/README b/README
index 5aef293..7097f56 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ If you do not wish to build the C++ components, use:
 
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-The `examples' subdirectory contains some examples of using libconfig
+The `examples' subdirectory contains some examples of how to use libconfig
 from C and C++.
 
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