diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ When `/bin/sh` (which is linked to `/bin/dash`) is run under this, it will immed
 This means that both the **effective** and **real** user will be `hacker`, and the flag will not be accessible.
 This affects `system`, which ultimately just runs `/bin/sh`.
 
-The challenge can rememedy this by explicitly setting the **real** user to the **effective** user:
+The challenge can remedy this by explicitly setting the **real** user to the **effective** user:
 ```c
 setreuid(geteuid(), -1)
 ```