diff --git a/doc/src/manual/functions.md b/doc/src/manual/functions.md
index 3ffc57d039dff5..4a330f219dd8f8 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/functions.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/functions.md
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ julia> d
 4
 ```
 
-This can be used to simulate returning multiple values from functions by returning a tuple or
-other iterable value. For example, the following function returns a two values:
+This can be used to return multiple values from functions by returning a tuple or
+other iterable value. For example, the following function returns two values:
 
 ```jldoctest foofunc
 julia> function foo(a,b)