diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 25f7d2d2e..78c9e6575 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Keep in mind:
 Skipping tests
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-If you need to skip tests you should do so be using the three-arg form
+If you need to skip tests you should do so by using the three-arg form
 of the test_* functions (see the "Test harness library" section
 below), e.g.: