diff --git a/src/04_pinning/01_chapter.md b/src/04_pinning/01_chapter.md
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--- a/src/04_pinning/01_chapter.md
+++ b/src/04_pinning/01_chapter.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ it safe to create references to values inside an `async` block.
 
 ## Pinning in Detail
 
-Let's try to understand pinning by using an slightly simpler example. The problem we encounter
+Let's try to understand pinning by using a slightly simpler example. The problem we encounter
 above is a problem that ultimately boils down to how we handle references in self-referential
 types in Rust.