diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index a67a173810..09095981b3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@
         <title>Submitting a Patch Through Email</title>
 
         <para>
-            If you have a just a few changes, you can commit them and then submit them as an 
+            If you have a just few changes, you can commit them and then submit them as an 
             email to the maintainer.
             Here is a general procedure:
             <itemizedlist>