diff --git a/md.4 b/md.4
index 378ecc9..648ef2a 100644
--- a/md.4
+++ b/md.4
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ a MULTIPATH array with no superblock makes sense.
 RAID1
 In some configurations it might be desired to create a raid1
 configuration that does not use a superblock, and to maintain the state of
-the array elsewhere.  While not encouraged for general us, it does
+the array elsewhere.  While not encouraged for general use, it does
 have special-purpose uses and is supported.
 
 .SS ARRAYS WITH EXTERNAL METADATA