diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ Options affecting specific writers
 `--chapters`
 :   Treat top-level headers as chapters in LaTeX, ConTeXt, and DocBook
     output.  When the LaTeX template uses the report, book, or
-    memoir class, this option is implied.  If `--beamer` is used,
-    top-level headers will become `\part{..}`.
+    memoir class, this option is implied.  If `beamer` is the output
+    format, top-level headers will become `\part{..}`.
 
 `-N`, `--number-sections`
 :   Number section headings in LaTeX, ConTeXt, HTML, or EPUB output.