diff --git a/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py b/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py
index 33806e1..b343715 100644
--- a/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py
+++ b/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def convert(
         return result
 
     def _convert(self, html_content: str) -> Union[None, DocumentConverterResult]:
-        """Helper function that converts and HTML string."""
+        """Helper function that converts an HTML string."""
 
         # Parse the string
         soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, "html.parser")