diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.sgml
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@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 
     <para>must be compiled into the kernel.  If this option has
       not been compiled in, a warning message will be displayed
-      when attempting to mount a file system sporting <acronym>ACLs</acronym>.
+      when attempting to mount a file system supporting <acronym>ACLs</acronym>.
       This option is included in the <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel.
       <acronym>ACLs</acronym> rely on extended attributes being enabled on
       the file system.  Extended attributes are natively supported in the next generation