diff --git a/Doc/library/curses.rst b/Doc/library/curses.rst
index 1201e89..c86ca5d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/curses.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/curses.rst
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 .. function:: getmouse()
 
    After :meth:`~window.getch` returns :const:`KEY_MOUSE` to signal a mouse event, this
-   method should be call to retrieve the queued mouse event, represented as a
+   method should be called to retrieve the queued mouse event, represented as a
    5-tuple ``(id, x, y, z, bstate)``. *id* is an ID value used to distinguish
    multiple devices, and *x*, *y*, *z* are the event's coordinates.  (*z* is
    currently unused.)  *bstate* is an integer value whose bits will be set to