diff --git a/docs/starting/install/osx.rst b/docs/starting/install/osx.rst
index 7eb753a..2384a64 100644
--- a/docs/starting/install/osx.rst
+++ b/docs/starting/install/osx.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ simply run
 
     $ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
 
-The script will expalin what changes it will make and prompt you before the
+The script will explain what changes it will make and prompt you before the
 installation begins.
 Once you've installed Homebrew, insert the Homebrew directory at the top
 of your ``PATH`` environment variable. You can do this by adding the following