diff --git a/LDP/howto/docbook/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/docbook/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO.sgml
index 528a07c5..84a904c5 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/docbook/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO.sgml
+++ b/LDP/howto/docbook/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO.sgml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ were connected to them through serial cables. The terminals could be configured
 by sending a series of bytes. All the capabilities (such as 
 moving the cursor to a new location, erasing part of the screen, scrolling the 
 screen, changing modes etc.) of terminals could be accessed through these 
-series of bytes. These control seeuqnces are usually called escape sequences, 
+series of bytes. These control sequences are usually called escape sequences, 
 because they start 
 with an escape(0x1B) character. Even today, with proper emulation, we can send 
 escape sequences to the emulator and achieve the same effect on a terminal