diff --git a/python.html.markdown b/python.html.markdown
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+++ b/python.html.markdown
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ to Python 2.x. Look for another tour of Python 3 soon!
 
 ```python
 # Single line comments start with a hash.
-""" Multiline strings can we written
+""" Multiline strings can be written
     using three "'s, and are often used
     as comments
 """