diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Flag is a drop in replacement for Go's flag package with the addition to parse f
 
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-An example using a gopher:
+An example using a command-line parameter:
 
 ```go
 $ cat > gopher.go