diff --git a/text/0580-destroyables.md b/text/0580-destroyables.md
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@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Destruction via `destroy()` follows these steps:
 4. Schedule setting destroyable such that `isDestroyed(destroyable)` returns `true`
 
 This algorithm results in the entire tree of destroyables being first marked as
-destroyed, then having all of their destructors called, and finally all being
+destroying, then having all of their destructors called, and finally all being
 marked as `isDestroyed`. There won't be any in between states where some items
 are marked as `isDestroying` while destroying, while others are not.