diff --git a/docs/features/split_keyboard.md b/docs/features/split_keyboard.md
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--- a/docs/features/split_keyboard.md
+++ b/docs/features/split_keyboard.md
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ This setting implies that `RGBLIGHT_SPLIT` is enabled, and will forcibly enable
 #define SPLIT_USB_DETECT
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-Enabling this option changes the startup behavior to listen for an active USB communication to delegate which part is master and which is slave. With this option enabled and theres's USB communication, then that half assumes it is the master, otherwise it assumes it is the slave.
+Enabling this option changes the startup behavior to listen for an active USB communication to delegate which part is master and which is slave. With this option enabled and active USB communication, then that half assumes it is the master, otherwise it assumes it is the slave.
 
 Without this option, the master is the half that can detect voltage on the physical USB connection (VBUS detection).