diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index dcfd247b71..29d6e31f7c 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ to seed the random number generator with srand or
noteAs of PHP 4.2.0, the default value for the PHP directive
register_globals is
off, and it was completely removed as of PHP 6.0.0. The PHP community
-discourages developers from relying on this directive, and encouragees the use
+discourages developers from relying on this directive, and encourages the use
of other means, such as the &link.superglobals;.'>
This is a 'superglobal', or