diff --git a/doc/usage.rst b/doc/usage.rst
index 91d3c089..7dce0ffb 100644
--- a/doc/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/usage.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ To build a `shared library`__ set the ``BUILD_SHARED_LIBS`` CMake variable to
 __ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_%28computing%29#Shared_libraries
 
 
-To build a `static library`__ with position independent code (required if the main consumer of the fmt library is a shared library i.e. python extension) set the ``CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE`` CMake variable to
+To build a `static library` with position independent code (required if the main consumer of the fmt library is a shared library i.e. a Python extension) set the ``CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE`` CMake variable to
 ``TRUE``::
 
   cmake -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE ...