diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index 427ad9083ef..c04ae739edd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ include::merge-options.txt[]
 include::merge-strategies.txt[]
 
 
-If you tried a merge which resulted in a complex conflicts and
+If you tried a merge which resulted in complex conflicts and
 want to start over, you can recover with 'git-reset'.
 
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