diff --git a/go.html.markdown b/go.html.markdown
index d3f2572e..20f3adda 100644
--- a/go.html.markdown
+++ b/go.html.markdown
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func learnDefer() (ok bool) {
 	defer fmt.Println("deferred statements execute in reverse (LIFO) order.")
 	defer fmt.Println("\nThis line is being printed first because")
 	// Defer is commonly used to close a file, so the function closing the
-	// file stays close to the function opening the file.
+	// file stays near the function opening the file.
 	return true
 }