diff --git a/pep-0008.txt b/pep-0008.txt
index 1b3f0d0e7..2beb6adbc 100644
--- a/pep-0008.txt
+++ b/pep-0008.txt
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ underscores are recognized (these can generally be combined with any
 case convention):
 
 - ``_single_leading_underscore``: weak "internal use" indicator.
-  E.g. ``from M import *`` does not import objects whose name starts
+  E.g. ``from M import *`` does not import objects whose names start
   with an underscore.
 
 - ``single_trailing_underscore_``: used by convention to avoid