diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/file.tex b/docs/latex/wx/file.tex
index bc58192219..ac59c93821 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/file.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/file.tex
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ wxFile is a wrapper around {\tt file descriptor.} - see also
 \helpref{wxFFile}{wxffile} for a wrapper around {\tt FILE} structure.
 
 {\tt wxFileOffset} is used by the wxFile functions which require offsets as 
-parameter or return them. If the platform supports it, wxFileOffset if a typedef
-for a native 64 bit integer, else a 32 bit integer is used for wxFileOffset.
+parameter or return them. If the platform supports it, wxFileOffset is a typedef
+for a native 64 bit integer, otherwise a 32 bit integer is used for wxFileOffset.
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}