diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ Broadcast one message from `bob`:
     crb/broadcast "bob 1"    
 ````
 
-`crb/repo-monitor` within `bob` should now display that the message "bob 1" has
-the most recent previous messages from `bob` and `alice` as parents but has not
+`crb/repo-monitor` within `bob` should now display that the message "bob 1" is
+the most recent previous messages from `bob` and has `alice`'s messages as parents but has not
 been delivered yet:
 ````
 *   0ff4428 (bob) bob 1   (bob)