diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
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--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-aop.adoc
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ an aspect weaving phase to your build script.
 If you have chosen to use Spring AOP, you have a choice of @AspectJ or XML style.
 There are various tradeoffs to consider.
 
-The XML style may most familiar to existing Spring users, and it is backed by genuine
+The XML style may be most familiar to existing Spring users, and it is backed by genuine
 POJOs. When using AOP as a tool to configure enterprise services, XML can be a good
 choice (a good test is whether you consider the pointcut expression to be a part of your
 configuration that you might want to change independently). With the XML style, it is