diff --git a/docs/bug-mgmt/guides/severity.rst b/docs/bug-mgmt/guides/severity.rst
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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Bugs reported from QA
 Rules of thumb
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--  *A crash may be be a ``S1`` or ``S2`` defect, but not all crashes are
+-  *A crash may be be a* ``S1`` *or* ``S2`` *defect, but not all crashes are
    critical defects*
 -  High severity defects (``S1`` or ``S2``) do not need to be assigned
    immediately as they will be reviewed by Engineering Leadership, QA, and