diff --git a/Cabal/doc/README.md b/Cabal/doc/README.md
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--- a/Cabal/doc/README.md
+++ b/Cabal/doc/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ So, you cannot have
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-* RST simply parses a file and interpretes headings to indicate the
+* RST simply parses a file and interprets headings to indicate the
   start of a new block,
   * at the level implied by the header's *adornment*, if the adornment was
   previously encountered in this file,