1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec.txt b/spec.txt
index fa56572..633ff11 100644
--- a/spec.txt
+++ b/spec.txt
@@ -5854,7 +5854,7 @@ preceded nor followed by a backtick.
 
 A [code span](@) begins with a backtick string and ends with
 a backtick string of equal length.  The contents of the code span are
-the characters between the two backtick strings, normalized in the
+the characters between these two backtick strings, normalized in the
 following ways:
 
 - First, [line endings] are converted to [spaces].