diff --git a/docs/topics/i18n/index.txt b/docs/topics/i18n/index.txt
index 25ec8392de..5a3ea25e18 100644
--- a/docs/topics/i18n/index.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/i18n/index.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Here are some other terms that will help us to handle a common language:
       A locale name, either a language specification of the form ``ll`` or a
       combined language and country specification of the form ``ll_CC``.
       Examples: ``it``, ``de_AT``, ``es``, ``pt_BR``. The language part is
-      always is lower case and the country part in upper case. The separator
+      always in lower case and the country part in upper case. The separator
       is an underscore.
 
     language code
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ Here are some other terms that will help us to handle a common language:
 
     format file
       A format file is a Python module that defines the data formats for a given
-      locale.
\ No newline at end of file
+      locale.