@vindex package-user-dir
Once installed, the contents of a package are placed in a
subdirectory of @file{~/.emacs.d/elpa/} (you can change the name of
-that directory by changing the variable @code{package-user-dir}). The
+that directory by customizing the variable @code{package-user-dir}). The
package subdirectory is named @file{@var{name}-@var{version}}, where
@var{name} is the package name and @var{version} is its version
string.