diff --git a/src/expressions/field-expr.md b/src/expressions/field-expr.md
index 75e61dfc8..8835e6fab 100644
--- a/src/expressions/field-expr.md
+++ b/src/expressions/field-expr.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ r[expr.field.borrow]
 
 The fields of a struct or a reference to a struct are treated as separate entities when borrowing.
 If the struct does not implement [`Drop`] and is stored in a local variable, this also applies to moving out of each of its fields.
-This also does not apply if automatic dereferencing is done though user-defined types other than [`Box`].
+This also does not apply if automatic dereferencing is done through user-defined types other than [`Box`].
 
 ```rust
 struct A { f1: String, f2: String, f3: String }