diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ Unirest::clearDefaultHeaders();
 
 ### SSL validation
 
-You can esplicitly enable or disable SSL certificate validation
+You can explicitly enable or disable SSL certificate validation when consuming an SSL protected endpoint:
 
 ```php
-Unirest::verifiyPeer(false);
+Unirest::verifiyPeer(false); // Disables SSL cert validation
 ```
 
 By default is `true`.