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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ command line tool.  It requires Python 2.7 or Python 3.
 
 If you just want to *use* it, you can install flawfinder with
 Python's "pip" or with your system's package manager (flawfinder has
-packages for many systems).  It also supports easily installation
+packages for many systems).  It also supports easy installation
 following usual "make install" source installation conventions.
 The file INSTALL.txt has more detailed installation instructions.
 You don't HAVE to install it to run it, but it's easiest that way.