diff --git a/docs/papers/git-horror-story.txt b/docs/papers/git-horror-story.txt
index a1a7368..d3231b2 100644
--- a/docs/papers/git-horror-story.txt
+++ b/docs/papers/git-horror-story.txt
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Date:   Sat Apr 21 00:14:38 2012 -0400
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-This then begs the questions---what is to be done about those who decide to
+This then raises the question---what is to be done about those who decide to
 sign their commit with their own GPG key? There are a couple options here.
 First, consider the issue from a maintainer's perspective---do we necessary
 care about the identity of a 3rd party contributor, so long as the provided code