diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
index 89bae51ce0..4e276967a0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * APIProperty: mode
      * {Integer} Bitfields specifying the modification mode. Defaults to
      *      OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature.RESHAPE. To set the mode to a
-     *      combination of options, use the | operator. or example, to allow
+     *      combination of options, use the | operator. For example, to allow
      *      the control to both resize and rotate features, use the following
      *      syntax
      * (code)