diff --git a/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md b/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md
index 08bd6793..0e921c56 100644
--- a/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md
+++ b/1-js/02-first-steps/04-variables/article.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ let message = "This";
 // repeated 'let' leads to an error
 let message = "That"; // SyntaxError: 'message' has already been declared
 ```
-So, we should declare a should variable once, and then refer to it without `let`.
+So, we should declare a should variable once and then refer to it without `let`.
 ````
 
 ```smart header="Functional languages"