diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index e710350..7b22c3c 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Often I also put in a line to use a specific version of node.
 ## Usage
 
 You can create an `.nvmrc` file containing version number in the project root directory (or any parent directory).
-`nvm use`, `nvm install`, `nvm exec`, `nvm run`, and `nvm which` will all respect an `.nvmrc` file when a version is not supplied.
+`nvm use`, `nvm install`, `nvm exec`, `nvm run`, and `nvm which` will all expect an `.nvmrc` file when a version is not supplied.
 
 To download, compile, and install the latest v0.10.x release of node, do this: