diff --git a/language/functions.xml b/language/functions.xml
index 86d745027c..4559858b31 100644
--- a/language/functions.xml
+++ b/language/functions.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.37 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.38 $ -->
  <chapter id="functions">
   <title>Functions</title>
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ $foo->$funcname();  // This calls $foo->Var()
     extension chapters, for information on how to setup your PHP.
    </para>
    <para>
-    Reading and understanding a functions prototype is explained within the
+    Reading and understanding a function's prototype is explained within the
     manual section titled 
     <link linkend="about.prototypes">how to read a function definition</link>.
     It's important to realize what a function returns or if a function works