diff --git a/bin/ls/ls.1 b/bin/ls/ls.1
index a19c65fae6d0..56bc45476b6b 100644
--- a/bin/ls/ls.1
+++ b/bin/ls/ls.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)ls.1	8.7 (Berkeley) 7/29/94
-.\"	$Id: ls.1,v 1.10 1997/02/22 14:03:57 peter Exp $
+.\"	$Id: ls.1,v 1.11 1997/02/25 00:26:53 mpp Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd July 29, 1994
 .Dt LS 1
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ symbolic links in the argument list are not indirected through.
 .It Fl f
 Output is not sorted.
 .It Fl g
-This option is depreciated and is only available for compatibility
+This option is deprecated and is only available for compatibility
 with 
 .Bx 4.3 ;
 it was used to display the group name in the long