diff --git a/pep-0483.txt b/pep-0483.txt
index ef9512e8b..7ae2820e7 100644
--- a/pep-0483.txt
+++ b/pep-0483.txt
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ generic manner. Consider two examples:
     examples[2] = None                   # rejected by the type checker
 
 - The following function can take two arguments of type ``int`` and return
-  an ``int``, of take two arguments of type ``float`` and return
+  an ``int``, or take two arguments of type ``float`` and return
   a ``float``, etc.::
 
     def add(x, y):