---
 libguile/list.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/libguile/list.c b/libguile/list.c
index 82aab8a5d..cd05e77b8 100644
--- a/libguile/list.c
+++ b/libguile/list.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_length, "length", 1, 0, 0,

 SCM_DEFINE (scm_append, "append", 0, 0, 1,
             (SCM args),
-           "Return a list consisting of the elements the lists passed as\n"
+           "Return a list consisting of the elements of the lists passed as\n"
            "arguments.\n"
            "@lisp\n"
            "(append '(x) '(y))          @result{}  (x y)\n"
--
2.39.2