diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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--- a/README.rst
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@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ expecting that the request body will be passed through.
 And since there's no data nor ``EOF``, it will be stuck. So unless you're
 piping some data to HTTPie, this flag should be used in scripts.
 
-Also, it's might be good to override the default ``30`` second ``--timeout`` to
+Also, it might be good to override the default ``30`` second ``--timeout`` to
 something that suits you.