diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6019e9c2e..834bb5941 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-02-22  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
+
+	* README: fix a typo, pointed out by Steve Kemp
+
 2003-02-22  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
 
 	* src/prefs.c (MAX_REASONABLE_WORKSPACES): change max workspaces
diff --git a/README b/README
index 88f0a7494..e82b458e0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ METACITY FEATURES
  - Does not expose the concept of "window manager" to the user.  Some
    of the features in the GNOME control panel and other parts of the
    desktop happen to be implemented in metacity, such as changing your
-   window border theme, or changing your window navigation shorcuts,
+   window border theme, or changing your window navigation shortcuts,
    but the user doesn't need to know this.
 
  - Includes only the window manager; does not try to be a desktop