diff --git a/manual/edit.rst b/manual/edit.rst
index 33700c0157..f04e783c57 100644
--- a/manual/edit.rst
+++ b/manual/edit.rst
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ common in your book and to run a simple search and replace on individual words.
 .. note::
    To exclude an individual file from being spell checked when running the
    spell check tool, you can use the :guilabel:`Exclude files` button or
-   and the following comment just under the opening tag in the file::
+   add the following comment just under the opening tag in the file::
 
         <!-- calibre-no-spell-check -->