diff --git a/docs/dls/component-design-guidelines.md b/docs/dls/component-design-guidelines.md
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ primary color but you want to use the secondary), then the easiest way to access
 the color palette is with [`useTheme` hook](https://mui.com/material-ui/customization/theming/#accessing-the-theme-in-a-component).
 
 It's not a very common use case to override a theme color in a MUI component
-but let's say you have a Paper component that highlights it's content with a
+but let's say you have a Paper component that highlights its content with a
 different color for a side menu or something (usually you use the elevation,
 but maybe the designer wanted a colorful app), you can use the theme like this: