diff --git a/docs/writingchecks.html b/docs/writingchecks.html
index aac4cd340..3410a6384 100644
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+++ b/docs/writingchecks.html
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
       <p class="body">
       Did you see all those errors about &quot;too many methods&quot;
       flying over your screen? Congratulations. You can now consider
-      youself a Checkstyle expert. Go to your fridge. Have a beer.
+      yourself a Checkstyle expert. Go to your fridge. Have a beer.
       </p>
 
       <p class="body">