diff --git a/language/types/type-juggling.xml b/language/types/type-juggling.xml
index 53060fc458..6250ee9a65 100644
--- a/language/types/type-juggling.xml
+++ b/language/types/type-juggling.xml
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ if ($fst === $str) {
  <simplesect>
   <note>
    <simpara>
-    Also, because PHP supports indexing into <type>string</type>s via offsets
+    Because PHP supports indexing into <type>string</type>s via offsets
     using the same syntax as <type>array</type> indexing, the following example
     holds true for all PHP versions:
    </simpara>