diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/mediactrl.tex b/docs/latex/wx/mediactrl.tex
index 9506d73c19..95c6f5cb3f 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/mediactrl.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/mediactrl.tex
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ QuickTime backend.
 Depending upon the backend, wxMediaCtrl can render
 and display pretty much any kind of media that the native system can - 
 such as an image, mpeg video, or mp3 (without license restrictions -
-sense it relies on native system calls that may not technically
+since it relies on native system calls that may not technically
 have mp3 decoding available, for example, it falls outside the
 realm of licensing restrictions).