diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 	<title>Using <varname>EXTRA_PATCHES</varname> With a
 	  Directory</title>
 
-	<para>Sometime, there are many patches that are needed for a
+	<para>Sometimes, there are many patches that are needed for a
 	  feature, in this case, it is possible to point
 	  <varname>EXTRA_PATCHES</varname> to a directory, and it will
 	  automatically apply all files named