diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ compressed media will be written to.
 
 :Default: ``'CACHE'``
 
-Conttrols the directory inside `COMPRESS_ROOT` that compressed files will
+Controls the directory inside `COMPRESS_ROOT` that compressed files will
 be written to.
 
 ``COMPRESS_CSS_FILTERS``