diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 529424e521..96db505d26 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-        You can tie incremental builds to a commit hook that triggers the build
+        You can tie an incremental build to a commit hook that triggers the build
         each time a commit is made to the metadata.  
         This practice results in useful acid tests that determine whether a given commit 
         breaks the build in some serious way.