diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ developing layers, we made the artificial "poky" repository construct
 as a way to let people easily and quickly get started with the project.
 without cloning and managing multiple repositories. Layers were a new
 idea with lots of rough edges. kas didn't exist, I think repo was only
-just created and it was a different world. For us, ut meant hacking up
+just created and it was a different world. For us, it meant hacking up
 a quick tool, "combo-layer" and it was really a temporary solution to
 fill a gap and it was at least as functional as repo of the era. It was
 assumed we'd work it out properly in the future.