diff --git a/sections/expressivity.pod b/sections/expressivity.pod
index f29d221d..b59a603b 100644
--- a/sections/expressivity.pod
+++ b/sections/expressivity.pod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Z<expressivity>
 X<Wall, Larry>
 X<Larry Wall>
 
-Larry Wall's his studies of linguistics and human languages influenced the
+Larry Wall's studies of linguistics and human languages influenced the
 design of Perl. The language allows you tremendous freedom to solve your
 problems, depending on your group style, the available time, the expected
 lifespan of the program, or even how creative you feel. You may write simple,