diff --git a/docs/man/nng_rep.7.adoc b/docs/man/nng_rep.7.adoc
index 745240f87..ea40eb3a5 100644
--- a/docs/man/nng_rep.7.adoc
+++ b/docs/man/nng_rep.7.adoc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The request is resent if no reply arrives,
 until a reply is received or the request times out.
 
 TIP: This protocol is useful in setting up RPC-like services.
-It is also reliable, in that a the requester will keep retrying until
+It is also reliable, in that a requester will keep retrying until
 a reply is received.
 
 The _rep_ protocol is the replier side, and the