diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
  780.	[bug]		Error handling code dealing with out of memory or
 			other rare errors could lead to assertion failures
-			when calling functions on unitialized names. [RT #1065]
+			by calling functions on unitialized names. [RT #1065]
 
  779.	[func]		Added the "minimal-responses" option.