diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst
index f9b6ba2..cc232f4 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	This is very important. Assigning by reference allows you to use the
 	original CodeIgniter object rather than creating a copy of it.
 
-Furthermore, if you'll be using ``get_intance()`` inside anoter class,
+Furthermore, if you'll be using ``get_instance()`` inside another class,
 then it would be better if you assign it to a property. This way, you
 won't need to call ``get_instance()`` in every single method.