diff --git a/manual/template_lang.rst b/manual/template_lang.rst
index 1b48f4d08c..8da9239938 100644
--- a/manual/template_lang.rst
+++ b/manual/template_lang.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For the book "The Foundation" by "Isaac Asimov" the  will become::
 
     Asimov, Isaac/The Foundation/The Foundation - Isaac Asimov
 
-The slashes are not ``template expressions`` because they are in between in ``{}``. Such text is left where it appears. For example, if the template is::
+The slashes are not ``template expressions`` because they are not in between in ``{}``. Such text is left where it appears. For example, if the template is::
 
     {author_sort} Some Important Text {title}/{title} - {authors}