diff --git a/common/locale/en-US/options.xml b/common/locale/en-US/options.xml
index f1346c77..425323ea 100644
--- a/common/locale/en-US/options.xml
+++ b/common/locale/en-US/options.xml
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@
     <default>&hinttags;</default>
     <description>
         <p>
-            The XPath string used to select for
+            The XPath string used to select elements for
             <link topic="hints">hinting</link>. Can be overridden for
             individual <t>extended-hints</t> modes with the
             <o>extendedhinttags</o> option.