diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.sgml
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--- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.sgml
+++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.sgml
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ Tables
 
    	<P> Many implementations of the AWK programming language exist (most known interpreters are GNU's
    	gawk and 'new awk' mawk.) The principle is simple: AWK scans for a pattern, and for every
-   	matching pattern a action will be performed.
+   	matching pattern an action will be performed.
    	<P> Again, I've created a dummy file containing the following lines:
 	<P> <it/"test123/
    	<P> <it/test/