diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59c3594..bc5c334 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ which is a sequence of non-whitespace characters.
         mass:1.303E22
         location:"way out there"
     }
-    {%coment
+    {%comet
         name:"Halley's Comet"
         mass:2.2E14
         location:"the central part of town"