diff --git a/system/core/Common.php b/system/core/Common.php
index f28272b..a96828e 100644
--- a/system/core/Common.php
+++ b/system/core/Common.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 		// Did we find the class?
 		if ($name === FALSE)
 		{
-			// Note: We use exit() rather then show_error() in order to avoid a
+			// Note: We use exit() rather than show_error() in order to avoid a
 			// self-referencing loop with the Exceptions class
 			set_status_header(503);
 			echo 'Unable to locate the specified class: '.$class.'.php';