diff --git a/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md b/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md
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--- a/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md
+++ b/doc/development/newlines_styleguide.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This style guide recommends best practices for newlines in Ruby code.
 
-## Rule: separate code with newlines only when it makes sense from logic perspectice
+## Rule: separate code with newlines only to group together related logic
 
 ```ruby
 # bad