diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af7f90a..79aa22f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ assert_eq!(url.port_or_default(), 80);
 assert_eq!(url.path(), "/foo/bar");
 ```
 
-The implementation is heavily inspired (close to copy/pase) from the Url type in [reqwless](https://github.com/drogue-iot/reqwless).
+The implementation is heavily inspired (close to copy/paste) from the Url type in [reqwless](https://github.com/drogue-iot/reqwless).