diff --git a/site/guide/7-fairings.md b/site/guide/7-fairings.md
index 52ccfaef..ca8f0ecb 100644
--- a/site/guide/7-fairings.md
+++ b/site/guide/7-fairings.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ that can be used to solve problems in a clean, composable, and robust manner.
   effected through fairings. You should **_not_** use a fairing to implement
   authentication or authorization (preferring to use a [request guard] instead)
   _unless_ the authentication or authorization applies to all or the
-  overwhelming majority application. On the other hand, you _should_ use a
+  overwhelming majority of the application. On the other hand, you _should_ use a
   fairing to record timing and usage statistics or to enforce global security
   policies.