diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Our goal is to:
 - make the kube proxy extensible from a command line and backend perspective
 - learn as much as we can about k8s service networking, and build an upstream community around it
 
-And that goes for people working on KPNG especially.  So don't hesitate to join us, but just be ready for alot of work and low level troubleshooting.
+And that goes for people working on KPNG especially.  So don't hesitate to join us, but just be ready for a lot of work and low level troubleshooting.
 
 ## KPNG News