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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ File descriptors are a Unix construct for tracking open "files". In Unix
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though, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_is_a_file[everything is
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a file]. For example, "files" could be a physical file, a virtual file
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(e.g., `/proc/loadavg`), or network sockets. Elasticsearch requires
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-lots file descriptors (e.g., every shard is composed of multiple
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+lots of file descriptors (e.g., every shard is composed of multiple
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segments and other files, plus connections to other nodes, etc.). This
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bootstrap check is enforced on OS X and Linux. To pass the file
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descriptor check, you might have to configure <<file-descriptors,file
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