diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ This command will:
    (via the trailing `console` subcommand) through which you can interact using [`web3` methods](https://github.com/ChainSafe/web3.js/blob/0.20.7/DOCUMENTATION.md) 
    (note: the `web3` version bundled within `geth` is very old, and not up to date with official docs),
    as well as `geth`'s own [management APIs](https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/interacting-with-geth/rpc).
-   This tool is optional and if you leave it out you can always attach it to an already-running
+   This tool is optional and if you leave it out you can always attach it to an already running
    `geth` instance with `geth attach`.
 
 ### A Full node on the Holesky test network