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@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Create a new node.js configuration, add `-r ts-node/register` to node args and m
 
 ## Loading `tsconfig.json`
 
-**Typescript Node** loads `tsconfig.json` automatically. Use `--skip-project` to the loading `tsconfig.json`.
+**Typescript Node** loads `tsconfig.json` automatically. Use `--skip-project` to skip loading the `tsconfig.json`.
 
 **Tip**: You can use `ts-node` together with [tsconfig-paths](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tsconfig-paths) to load modules according to the `paths` section in `tsconfig.json`.