diff --git a/CppCoreGuidelines.md b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
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--- a/CppCoreGuidelines.md
+++ b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
@@ -8753,7 +8753,7 @@ Use `zstring` rather than `char*` to indicate that you rely on that convention.
 ##### Note
 
 Many current uses of pointers to a single element could be references.
-However, where `nullptr` is a possible value, a reference may not be an reasonable alternative.
+However, where `nullptr` is a possible value, a reference may not be a reasonable alternative.
 
 ##### Enforcement