diff --git a/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicationcontroller.md b/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicationcontroller.md
index fedd69c3c2..e4b2529c95 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicationcontroller.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicationcontroller.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ will have to manage the deletion yourself (see [below](#working-with-replication
 
 You can specify how many pods should run concurrently by setting `.spec.replicas` to the number
 of pods you would like to have running concurrently.  The number running at any time may be higher
-or lower, such as if the replicas was just increased or decreased, or if a pod is gracefully
+or lower, such as if the replicas were just increased or decreased, or if a pod is gracefully
 shutdown, and a replacement starts early.
 
 If you do not specify `.spec.replicas`, then it defaults to 1.