diff --git a/common/train.cpp b/common/train.cpp
index dcf9614e4..e6f2f7a2f 100644
--- a/common/train.cpp
+++ b/common/train.cpp
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ void print_common_train_usage(int /*argc*/, char ** /*argv*/, const struct train
     fprintf(stderr, "  --sample-start STR         Sets the starting point for samples after the specified pattern. If empty use every token position as sample start. (default '%s')\n", params->sample_start.c_str());
     fprintf(stderr, "  --include-sample-start     Include the sample start in the samples. (default off)\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  --escape                   process sample start escapes sequences (\\n, \\r, \\t, \\', \\\", \\\\)\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "  --overlapping-samples      Samples my overlap, will include sample-start of second and following samples. When off, samples will end at begin of next sample. (default off)\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "  --overlapping-samples      Samples may overlap, will include sample-start of second and following samples. When off, samples will end at begin of next sample. (default off)\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  --fill-with-next-samples   Samples shorter than context length will be followed by the next (shuffled) samples. (default off)\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "  --separate-with-eos        When fill-with-next-samples, insert end-of-sequence token between samples.%s\n", params->separate_with_eos ? " (default)" : "");
     fprintf(stderr, "  --separate-with-bos        When fill-with-next-samples, insert begin-of-sequence token between samples.%s\n", params->separate_with_bos ? " (default)" : "");