diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index 48583b51b4..57f9eda722 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -4871,7 +4871,7 @@
 \pnum
 \indextext{type!implementation-defined \tcode{sizeof}}%
 \indextext{type!standard signed integer}%
-There are five \defnx{standard signed integer types}{standard signed integer type} :
+There are five \defnx{standard signed integer types}{standard signed integer type}:
 \indextext{type!\idxcode{signed char}}%
 \indextext{type!\idxcode{short}}%
 \indextext{type!\idxcode{int}}%