diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 04acc43173..78276b2c54 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ As an example, the following would configure Ruff to:
     # 3. Avoid trying to fix flake8-bugbear (`B`) violations.
     unfixable = ["B"]
 
-    # 4. Ignore `E402` (import violations) in all `__init__.py` files, and in select subdirectories.
+    # 4. Ignore `E402` (import violations) in all `__init__.py` files, and in selected subdirectories.
     [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
     "__init__.py" = ["E402"]
     "**/{tests,docs,tools}/*" = ["E402"]
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ As an example, the following would configure Ruff to:
     # 3. Avoid trying to fix flake8-bugbear (`B`) violations.
     unfixable = ["B"]
 
-    # 4. Ignore `E402` (import violations) in all `__init__.py` files, and in select subdirectories.
+    # 4. Ignore `E402` (import violations) in all `__init__.py` files, and in selected subdirectories.
     [lint.per-file-ignores]
     "__init__.py" = ["E402"]
     "**/{tests,docs,tools}/*" = ["E402"]