diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 65e88ae4d3..19f7dcff7c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ TODO: fill this out (for now, use `JSValue.toSlice()` in most cases)
 
 #### JavaScriptCore C API
 
-Do not copy from examples leveraging the JavaScriptCore C API. Please do use this in new code. We will not accept PRs that add new code that uses the JavaScriptCore C API.
+Do not copy from examples leveraging the JavaScriptCore C API. Please do not use this in new code. We will not accept PRs that add new code that uses the JavaScriptCore C API.
 
 ## Testing