diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/mouseevt.tex b/docs/latex/wx/mouseevt.tex
index a26d2b4c76..ee5dc36b93 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/mouseevt.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/mouseevt.tex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ time.
 
 {\bf NB:} Note the difference between methods like
 \helpref{LeftDown}{wxmouseeventleftdown} and
-\helpref{LeftIsDown}{wxmouseeventleftisdown}: the format returns {\tt TRUE}
+\helpref{LeftIsDown}{wxmouseeventleftisdown}: the former returns {\tt TRUE}
 when the event corresponds to the left mouse button click while the latter
 returns {\tt TRUE} if the left mouse button is currently being pressed. For
 example, when the user is dragging the mouse you can use