diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1
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--- a/top/top.1
+++ b/top/top.1
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ And while the 2.6 kernel can be made mostly preemptible, it is not always so.
 
 .TP 4
 17.\fB RES \*(Em Resident Memory Size (KiB) \fR
-The non-swapped \*(MP a task has used.
+The non-swapped \*(MP a task is using.
 
 .TP 4
 18.\fB RUID \*(Em Real User Id \fR