diff --git a/book/C-git-commands/1-git-commands.asc b/book/C-git-commands/1-git-commands.asc
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@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ It is covered in <<_git_grep>> and is only mentioned in that section.
 
 === Patching
 
-A few commands in Git are centered around the concept of thinking of commits in terms of the changes they introduce, as thought the commit series is a series of patches. These commands help you manage your branches in this manner.
+A few commands in Git are centered around the concept of thinking of commits in terms of the changes they introduce, as though the commit series is a series of patches. These commands help you manage your branches in this manner.
 
 ==== git cherry-pick