diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ au BufNewFile,BufRead *.rb,*.rbw  setf ruby
 ```
 
 The `BufNewFile` and `BufRead` events in this case are hardcoded in the C
-sources of Vim and get emitted everytime you open a file via `:e` and similar
+sources of Vim and get emitted every time you open a file via `:e` and similar
 commands. Afterwards all the hundreds of filetypes from `filetype.vim` are
 tested for.