diff --git a/src/doc/style/features/traits/generics.md b/src/doc/style/features/traits/generics.md
index 371420431e7..2d9356fc42d 100644
--- a/src/doc/style/features/traits/generics.md
+++ b/src/doc/style/features/traits/generics.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ explicitly implement to be used by this generic function.
   explicit conversions or other method calls would usually be necessary. See the
   [overloading/implicits use case](#use-case:-limited-overloading-and/or-implicit-conversions)
   below.
-* _Precise types_. Because generic give a _name_ to the specific type
+* _Precise types_. Because generics give a _name_ to the specific type
   implementing a trait, it is possible to be precise about places where that
   exact type is required or produced. For example, a function