diff --git a/README b/README
index b906bf6..356afca 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ _(Note: Debbuild installs the source code files in /root/debbuild/ as
 top directory)_
 
 One item of note is that SDEB packages are actually just tar.gz archives
-renamed with an .sdeb file extension and with the files organized into a
+renamed with an .sdeb file extension with the files organized into a
 SPECS and SOURCES directory tree structure. Subsequently, an SDEB can
 also be extracted and installed with the _tar -xvf command_ or the files
 listed with the _tar -tvf command_:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 654679a..708bcbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ debbuild -i getssl-2.47-1.sdeb
 ```
 *(Note: Debbuild installs the source code files in /root/debbuild/ as top directory)*
 
-One item of note is that SDEB packages are actually just tar.gz archives renamed with an .sdeb file extension and with the files organized into a SPECS and SOURCES directory tree structure.  Subsequently, an SDEB can also be extracted and installed with the *tar -xvf command* or the files listed with the *tar -tvf command*:
+One item of note is that SDEB packages are actually just tar.gz archives renamed with an .sdeb file extension with the files organized into a SPECS and SOURCES directory tree structure.  Subsequently, an SDEB can also be extracted and installed with the *tar -xvf command* or the files listed with the *tar -tvf command*:
 
 ```sh
 [root@localhost getssl]# tar -tvf /root/debbuild/SDEBS/getssl-2.47-1.sdeb