diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcbd044..be1a69e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ novel-stats is fairly particular about the format of the novel and doesn't
 currently include much in the way of error checking. Word counts may not be
 exact.
 
-Example output with no optional data:
+Example output without any flags:
 
 ```bash
 $ novel-stats example.md