diff --git a/src/part-5-intro.md b/src/part-5-intro.md
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--- a/src/part-5-intro.md
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ will finally take the MIR and produce some executable machine code.
 
 [MIR]: ./mir/index.md
 
-> NOTE: This part of a compiler is often called the _backend_ the term is a bit
+> NOTE: This part of a compiler is often called the _backend_. The term is a bit
 > overloaded because in the compiler source, it usually refers to the "codegen
 > backend" (i.e. LLVM or Cranelift). Usually, when you see the word "backend"
 > in this part, we are referring to the "codegen backend".