diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/addslashes.xml b/reference/strings/functions/addslashes.xml
index 2d1ec83611..ef2f3879bc 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/addslashes.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/addslashes.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   <para>
    If your DBMS doesn't have an escape function and the DBMS
    uses <literal>\</literal> to escape special chars, you might be
-   able use this function only when this escape method is adequate for
+   able to use this function only when this escape method is adequate for
    your database. Please note that use
    of <function>addslashes</function> for database parameter escaping
    can be cause of security issues on most databases.