diff --git a/docs/design_philosophies.txt b/docs/design_philosophies.txt
index 17ed3ad6da..7fdc7ea01b 100644
--- a/docs/design_philosophies.txt
+++ b/docs/design_philosophies.txt
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ Loose coupling
 A view shouldn't care about which template system the developer uses -- or even
 whether a template system is used at all.
 
-Designate between GET and POST
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+Differentiate between GET and POST
+----------------------------------
 
 GET and POST are distinct; developers should explicitly use one or the other.
 The framework should make it easy to distinguish between GET and POST data.