--- e2fsprogs-1.27/resize/resize2fs.8.in
+++ e2fsprogs-1.27/resize/resize2fs.8.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 disk cylinder as before!  Otherwise, the resize operation will 
 certainly not work, and you may lose your entire filesystem.
 .PP
-If you wish to shrink the an ext2 partition, first use 
+If you wish to shrink an ext2 partition, first use 
 .B resize2fs
 to shrink the size of filesystem.  Then you may use 
 .BR fdisk (8)