diff --git a/doc/langref.html.in b/doc/langref.html.in
index 9cd1844e51..f6dd3c9c61 100644
--- a/doc/langref.html.in
+++ b/doc/langref.html.in
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 }
       {#code_end#}
       <p>
-      Most of the time, it more appropriate to write to stderr rather than stdout, and
+      Most of the time, it is more appropriate to write to stderr rather than stdout, and
       whether or not the message is successfully written to the stream is irrelevant.
       For this common case, there is a simpler API:
       </p>