diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7de3805..b678eaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Much of the functionality of this module is similar to [atomic-fu](https://githu
 fun useRef(){
   val threadRef = ThreadRef()
   threadRef.same() // <- true
-  backgrundThread {
+  backgroundThread {
     threadRef.same() // <- false
   }
 }