diff --git a/flask/ctx.py b/flask/ctx.py
index 0c2082e3..47ac0cc1 100644
--- a/flask/ctx.py
+++ b/flask/ctx.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class _RequestGlobals(object):
 
 def has_request_context():
     """If you have code that wants to test if a request context is there or
-    not this function can be used.  For instance, if you want to take advantage
+    not this function can be used.  For instance, you may want to take advantage
     of request information if the request object is available, but fail
     silently if it is unavailable.