diff --git a/en/internal/doceng.sgml b/en/internal/doceng.sgml
index 5f29f612ec..c227783bb4 100644
--- a/en/internal/doceng.sgml
+++ b/en/internal/doceng.sgml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
+
%includes;
%developers;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ various translation teams are added.
New Doc Committers
New doc committers are approved by doceng@ with a vote through email
-and a 1 week timeout. A committer is approved iff at least 1 doceng@
+and a 1 week timeout. A committer is approved if at least 1 doceng@
member votes yes, and no doceng@ members vote no.
core@ is CCed on the message to admins@ about the new account.