diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ features:
 * Integrated access to the pdb debugger and the Python profiler.
 
 
-The Command line interface inherit all the above functionality and posses 
+The Command line interface inherits all the above functionality and posses 
  
 * real multi-line editing.