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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Minimongo
 
 Manga
   `Manga <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/manga>`_ aims to be a simpler ORM-like
-  layer on top of PyMongo. The syntax for defining schema is inspired be the
+  layer on top of PyMongo. The syntax for defining schema is inspired by the
   Django ORM, but Pymongo's query language is maintained. The source `is on
   github <http://github.com/wladston/manga>`_.