diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 790faf9942..9d7be45267 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Fri May 15 03:54:48 EDT 1998  Matthew Wilson  <msw@gimp.org>
+
+	* gimp_tips.txt: fixed typo
+
 Fri May 15 03:03:00 EDT 1998  Matthew Wilson  <msw@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/iscissors.c: fixed bezierify on offset layers
diff --git a/gimp_tips.txt b/gimp_tips.txt
index 116e6a8776..2ddf405e56 100644
--- a/gimp_tips.txt
+++ b/gimp_tips.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ compressed images works too.
 
 Pressing and holding the Shift key before making a selection allows
 you to add to the current selection instead of replacing it.  Using
-Ctrl before making a selection substracts from the current one.
+Ctrl before making a selection subtracts from the current one.
 
 You can press or release the Shift and Ctrl keys while you are
 making a selection in order to constrain it to a perfect square