diff --git a/functions/mail.xml b/functions/mail.xml
index 86df356fdc..970db69709 100644
--- a/functions/mail.xml
+++ b/functions/mail.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
      instead -->
      
      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.39 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.40 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.mail">
   <title>Mail functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Mail</titleabbrev>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ mail("joecool@example.com", "My Subject", "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3");
     </simpara>
     <note>
      <para>
-     You must use <literal>\r\n</literal> to seperate headers, although
+     You must use <literal>\r\n</literal> to separate headers, although
      some Unix mail transfer agents may work with just a single newline
      (<literal>\n</literal>). The Cc: header is case sensitive and must
      be written as <literal>Cc:</literal> on Win32 systems. The Bcc: