diff --git a/avro/README.md b/avro/README.md
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@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ AvroMapper mapper = AvroMapper.builder()
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 #### Note
-Please note that time zone information is at serialization. Serialized values represent point in time, 
+Please note that time zone information is lost at serialization. Serialized values represent point in time, 
 independent of a particular time zone or calendar. Upon reading a value back time instant is reconstructed but not the original time zone.
 
 #### Supported java.time types: