diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7
index 152dd0434..7a0960163 100644
--- a/man7/man-pages.7
+++ b/man7/man-pages.7
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ Generally, it is better not to clutter every page with a list
 of (over time potentially numerous) authors;
 if you write or significantly amend a page,
 add a copyright notice as a comment in the source file.
-If you are the author a device driver and what to include
+If you are the author of a device driver and want to include
 an address for reporting bugs, place this under the BUGS section.
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