diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index 20770998d1..6f67017e90 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ Expression: 0 = -4 << 62
    <warning>
     <para>
      Prior to PHP 8.0.0, if a <type>string</type> is compared to a number
-     or a numeric string than the <type>string</type> was converted to a
+     or a numeric string then the <type>string</type> was converted to a
      number before performing the comparison. This can lead to surprising
      results as can be seen with the following example:
      <informalexample>