diff --git a/docs/development_guidelines.md b/docs/development_guidelines.md
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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Also note that `_LOGGER.info` is reserved for the core, use `_LOGGER.debug` for
 
 ### Ordering of imports
 
-Instead of order the imports manually, use [`isort`](https://github.com/timothycrosley/isort).
+Instead of ordering the imports manually, use [`isort`](https://github.com/timothycrosley/isort).
 
 ```shell
 pip3 install isort