diff --git a/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt b/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
index 5a052d4a174..81145456496 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ A database Router is a class that provides up to four methods:
     the router has no opinion. This method can be used to determine
     the availability of a model on a given database.
 
-A router doesn't have to provide *all* these methods - it omit one or
-more of them. If one of the methods is omitted, Django will skip that
-router when performing the relevant check.
+A router doesn't have to provide *all* these methods -- it may omit one
+or more of them. If one of the methods is omitted, Django will skip
+that router when performing the relevant check.
 
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