diff --git a/docs/topics/class-based-views/intro.txt b/docs/topics/class-based-views/intro.txt
index 53f32198c6..6c1ec9233e 100644
--- a/docs/topics/class-based-views/intro.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/class-based-views/intro.txt
@@ -251,10 +251,9 @@ more of the methods (or both!).
 Decorating class-based views
 ============================
 
-The extension of class-based views isn't limited to using mixins. You
-can use also use decorators. Since class-based views aren't functions,
-decorating them works differently depending on if you're using ``as_view`` or
-creating a subclass.
+The extension of class-based views isn't limited to using mixins. You can also
+use decorators. Since class-based views aren't functions, decorating them works
+differently depending on if you're using ``as_view()`` or creating a subclass.
 
 Decorating in URLconf
 ---------------------