diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 28e1861094..19a8917b83 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do:
 % git config --get-all core.gitproxy
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-If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
+If you like to live dangerously, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a
 new one with
 
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