diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ this is a "good bot" / "bad bot" autolabeler for bsky/atproto.
 
 mention or reply to an account with "bad bot" to vote that an account is a bot; or use "good bot".
 
-if you consistently identity bots accurately, you become a blade runner.
+if you consistently identify bots accurately, you become a blade runner.
 
 don't be a jaborni!