diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1b956c..6778828 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The algorithms in this crate are oblivious to UTF-8 high bytes, so they iterate
 over the bytes directly as a micro-optimization.
 
 Disabling the `std` feature (which is enabled by default) will allow the crate
-to work in `no_std` environments, where a the `alloc` crate, and a global
+to work in `no_std` environments, where the `alloc` crate, and a global
 allocator, are available.
 
 # LICENSE