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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Why a singular leader?
 Why this model rather than any other?  It comes down to "vision".
 `Design by committee`_ has many known downsides, leading to a language
 that accretes new features based on the varied interests of the
-contributors at the time.  An famous aphorism is "a camel is a horse
+contributors at the time.  A famous aphorism is "a camel is a horse
 designed by committee".  Can a language that is designed by committee
 "hang together"?  Does it feel like a coherent, self-consistent
 language where the rules make sense and are easily remembered?