diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbPath.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbPath.cc
index b50465ce0..14589ea69 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbPath.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbPath.cc
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ Class<db::Path> decl_Path ("db", "Path",
   "\n"
   "A path may have round ends for special purposes. In particular, a round-ended path with a single point "
   "can represent a circle. Round-ended paths should have begin and end extensions equal to half the width. "
-  "Non-round-ended paths with a single point are allowed but the definition "
-  "of the resulting shape in not well defined and may differ in other tools.\n"
+  "Non-round-ended paths with a single point are allowed, but the definition "
+  "of the resulting shape is not well defined and may differ in other tools.\n"
   "\n"
   "See @<a href=\"/programming/database_api.xml\">The Database API@</a> for more details about the "
   "database objects."