diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7230ba1..d8c44ce 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ PADDING
 =======
 
 Internal padding can be added by using CSS to style the VTE widget. Adding the
-follow snippet to ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-3.0/gtk.css`` (or
+following snippet to ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-3.0/gtk.css`` (or
 ``~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css``) will add uniform 2px padding around the edges:
 
 .. code:: css