diff --git a/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick b/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick
index 0a3d7cbbe999..4852840a73ee 100644
--- a/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick
+++ b/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick
@@ -4421,7 +4421,7 @@ And secretly finger his dong.
 There was an old man of St. Bees,
 Who was stung in the arm by a wasp.
 	When asked, "Does it hurt?"
-	He relied, "No, it doesn't.
+	He replied, "No, it doesn't.
 I'm so glad that it wasn't a hornet."
 		-- W.S. Gilbert
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