diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index d37afe81f5..3ab90bd394 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ Expression: 0 = -4 << 62
    </table>
    <para>
     If you compare a number with a string or the comparison involves numerical
-    strings,then each string is
+    strings, then each string is
     <link linkend="language.types.string.conversion">converted to a number</link>
     and the comparison performed numerically. These rules also apply to the
     <link linkend="control-structures.switch">switch</link> statement. The