diff --git a/README b/README
index 51fd50d..089a9fe 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 1. Introduction
 
-    "tio" is a simple TTY terminal application which features a straightfoward
+    "tio" is a simple TTY terminal application which features a straightforward
     commandline interface to easily connect to TTY devices for basic
     input/output.
 
diff --git a/man/tio.1 b/man/tio.1
index 56271e1..933ab91 100644
--- a/man/tio.1
+++ b/man/tio.1
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ tio \- The simple TTY terminal I/O application
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 .B tio
-or
-.B tio
 is a simple TTY terminal application which features a straightforward
 commandline interface to easily connect to TTY devices for basic input/output.