diff --git a/railties/guides/source/initialization.textile b/railties/guides/source/initialization.textile
index 32b41fdd2c8..2299573a9f0 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/initialization.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/initialization.textile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This guide explains the internals of the initialization process in Rails as of R
 
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-This guide goes through every single file, class and method call that is required to boot up the Ruby on Rails stack for a default Rails 3.1 application, explaining each part in detail a long the way. For this guide, we will be focusing on how the two most common methods (+rails server+ and Passenger) boot a Rails application.
+This guide goes through every single file, class and method call that is required to boot up the Ruby on Rails stack for a default Rails 3.1 application, explaining each part in detail along the way. For this guide, we will be focusing on how the two most common methods (+rails server+ and Passenger) boot a Rails application.
 
 NOTE: Paths in this guide are relative to Rails or a Rails application unless otherwise specified.