diff --git a/docs/url_dispatch.txt b/docs/url_dispatch.txt
index cc34e9f889..e6e1cb6cbf 100644
--- a/docs/url_dispatch.txt
+++ b/docs/url_dispatch.txt
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ optional extra arguments dictionary. For example::
         ...
     )
 
-See `Naming URL patterns`_ for why then ``name`` parameter is useful.
+See `Naming URL patterns`_ for why the ``name`` parameter is useful.
 
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