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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 ## Parsing a String
 
-One of the more common types to convert a string into a number. The idiomatic
+One of the more common types to convert a string into is a number. The idiomatic
 approach to this is to use the [`parse`] function and either to arrange for
 type inference or to specify the type to parse using the 'turbofish' syntax.
 Both alternatives are shown in the following example.