diff --git a/README b/README
index 1828e76cca..53f5437434 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ IBM Public License 1.0 (IPL10).  For details on IPL10 see the LICENSE
 file in this directory.  The current OpenAFS distribution is licensed
 under a combination of the IPL10 and many other licenses as granted by
 the relevant copyright holders.  The LICENSE file in this directory
-contains more details, thought not a comprehensive statement.
+contains more details, thought it is not a comprehensive statement.
 
 See INSTALL for information about building and installing OpenAFS
 on various platforms.