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@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ and
 <a href="/pkg/reflect/#SliceOf"><code>SliceOf</code></a>
 construct new
 <a href="/pkg/reflect/#Type"><code>Types</code></a>
-from existing types, for example to construct a the type <code>[]T</code> given
+from existing types, for example to construct the type <code>[]T</code> given
 only <code>T</code>.
 </p>