diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Then run:
 sudo pip install sphinx-rtd-theme
 ```
 
-Do the following to build the HTML and start a webserver:
+Do the following to build the HTML and start a web server:
 * Run `make livehtml` inside the `docs` folder
 
 Then, to view the live output: