diff --git a/doc/snow.txt b/doc/snow.txt
index 694da6f075..b75aed14b9 100644
--- a/doc/snow.txt
+++ b/doc/snow.txt
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ FIXME
 The implemented range coder is an adapted version based upon "Range encoding:
 an algorithm for removing redundancy from a digitised message." by G. N. N.
 Martin.
-The encoded symbols encoded by the ffmpeg range coder are bits (0|1). The
+The symbols encoded by the ffmpeg range coder are bits (0|1). The
 associated probabilities are not fix but change depending on the symbol mix
 seen so far.