diff --git a/communicate-plots.Rmd b/communicate-plots.Rmd
index f8b448b..496966f 100644
--- a/communicate-plots.Rmd
+++ b/communicate-plots.Rmd
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ I only ever use three of the five options:
 
 * I control the output size with `out.width` and set it to a percentage
   of the line width). I default to `out.width = "70%"`
-  and `fig.align = 'center'`. That give plots room to breath, without taking
+  and `fig.align = 'center'`. That give plots room to breathe, without taking
   up too much space.
 
 * To put multiple plots in a single row I set the `out.width` to