diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ A list is a dynamic, ordered data structed. `[` and `]` are Forth words, so a wh
 ```
   
 ```forth
-[ 1 'abc' 3 ] 'abc` remove \ removes 'abc' from the list
+[ 1 'abc' 3 ] 'abc' remove \ removes 'abc' from the list
 ```
 
 ```forth