diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5332e8..d1cef4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ the request using environment variables:
 The CGI script must then write the gemini response to the *stdout* stream.
 This includes the status code and meta string on the first line, and the
 optional response body on subsequent lines. The bytes generated by the 
-CGI script will be forwarded *verbatim* to the gemini client without any
-modificiation.
+CGI script will be forwarded *verbatim* to the gemini client, without any
+additional modificiation by the server
 
 ## License