diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d73c41..826b8ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ctrl = controller.Controller(
   gop, 
   SortingPrompter(), 
   SortingParser(),
-  # The following dictionary is used to configure the inital thought state
+  # The following dictionary is used to configure the initial thought state
   {
     "original": to_be_sorted,
     "current": "",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ctrl = controller.Controller(
   gop, 
   SortingPrompter(), 
   SortingParser(),
-  # The following dictionary is used to configure the inital thought state
+  # The following dictionary is used to configure the initial thought state
   {
     "original": to_be_sorted,
     "current": "",