diff --git a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html
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+++ b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Groups@Google: "Rhino, enum.js, JavaAdapter?"</a> by Norris Boyd in the newsgrou
     This means that it can be used to specify
     the classpath containing the language implementation for BSF
     or for JSR 223 managers.
-    This can be usefull if one wants
+    This can be useful if one wants
     to keep ${user.home}/.ant/lib free of lots of scripting language
     specific jar files.
   </p>