diff --git a/cookbook/en/getting-started-xml-edition.txt b/cookbook/en/getting-started-xml-edition.txt
index 74c78bc4e..b5834ed5a 100644
--- a/cookbook/en/getting-started-xml-edition.txt
+++ b/cookbook/en/getting-started-xml-edition.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Doctrine 2 is a project that aims to handle the persistence of the domain model
 The Data Mapper pattern is at the heart of this project, aiming for a complete separation of the domain/business logic
 from the persistence in a relational database management system. The benefit of Doctrine for the programmer is the
 possibility can focus soley on the business and worry about persistence only as a secondary task. This doesn't mean
-persistence is not important to Doctrine 2, however it is our believe that there are considerable benefits for object-oriented
+persistence is not important to Doctrine 2, however it is our belief that there are considerable benefits for object-oriented
 programming, if persistence and entities are kept perfectly seperated.
 
 ## What are Entities?