diff --git a/roles/elgg/README.rst b/roles/elgg/README.rst
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--- a/roles/elgg/README.rst
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ some constraints.
 Users and Passwords
 -------------------
 
-There are a number of seemingly similar user names and passwords in this installation:
+There are a number of seemingly similar usernames and passwords in this installation:
 
 * dbuser - the MySQL user that Elgg uses to access the database
            This is a local variable, the name of which corresponds to that in /opt/elgg/elgg-config/settings.php