diff --git a/tools/python/README b/tools/python/README
index d895573628..61f6cfe7df 100644
--- a/tools/python/README
+++ b/tools/python/README
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ for details and download info:
 www.sandia.gov/~sjplimp/pizza.html
 
 The tools in the Pizza.py src directory are identical to those in the
-pizza sub-directory of lammps/tools/python.  The header section of the
-tool files lists all the functionality that tool supports.
+pizza sub-directory of lammps/tools/python.  The header section of
+each tool file lists all the functionality that tool supports.
 
 To use all the features of Pizza.py modules, you need to be familiar
 with Python syntax.  You can then modify the scripts to invoke