diff --git a/ChangeLog.3 b/ChangeLog.3
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@@ -37197,7 +37197,7 @@
 	delete-trailing-whitespace: handle read-only text in buffer
 
 	* lisp/simple.el (region-modifiable-p): New function.
-	(delete-trailing-whitespace): Us it to avoid trying to delete read-only text.
+	(delete-trailing-whitespace): Use it to avoid trying to delete read-only text.
 
 2016-12-07  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>