diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 72d0189..0cafccd 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Options for ``--add``
 
 ``-a, --allowed``
     Mark the pattern as allowed instead of prohibited. Allowed patterns are
-    used to filter our false positives.
+    used to filter out false positives.
 
 ``<pattern>``
     The regex pattern to search.
diff --git a/git-secrets.1 b/git-secrets.1
index 1c6d25c..27f6ff4 100644
--- a/git-secrets.1
+++ b/git-secrets.1
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ that the pattern is searched for literally.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-a, \-\-allowed\fP
 Mark the pattern as allowed instead of prohibited. Allowed patterns are
-used to filter our false positives.
+used to filter out false positives.
 .TP
 .B \fB<pattern>\fP
 The regex pattern to search.