diff --git a/how_to/001_basic_usage/nob.c b/how_to/001_basic_usage/nob.c
index 3039696..25431a3 100644
--- a/how_to/001_basic_usage/nob.c
+++ b/how_to/001_basic_usage/nob.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     // into it.
 
     // nob.h ships with a bunch of nob_cc_* macros that try abstract away the specific compiler.
-    // They are verify basic and not particularly flexible, but you can redefine them if you need to
+    // They are very basic and not particularly flexible, but you can redefine them if you need to
     // or not use them at all and create your own abstraction on top of Nob_Cmd.
     nob_cc(&cmd);
     nob_cc_flags(&cmd);