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diff --git a/libraries/base/Data/STRef.hs b/libraries/base/Data/STRef.hs
index 5b8c6b7901..3636e6a8a6 100644
--- a/libraries/base/Data/STRef.hs
+++ b/libraries/base/Data/STRef.hs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import GHC.STRef
-- "Hello, world!"
--
-- Be warned that 'modifySTRef' does not apply the function strictly. This
--- means if the program calls 'modifySTRef' many times, but seldomly uses the
+-- means if the program calls 'modifySTRef' many times, but seldom uses the
-- value, thunks will pile up in memory resulting in a space leak. This is a
-- common mistake made when using an 'STRef' as a counter. For example, the
-- following will leak memory and may produce a stack overflow: