diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ terminfo files to the server::
     kitty +kitten ssh myserver
 
 If for some reason that does not work (typically because the server is using a
-a non POSIX compliant shell), you can use the following one-liner instead (it
+non POSIX compliant shell), you can use the following one-liner instead (it
 is slower as it needs to ssh into the server twice, but will work with most
 servers)::