diff --git a/tests/neg-custom-args/explain/i16888.check b/tests/neg-custom-args/explain/i16888.check
index e184ea418a94..53103576d158 100644
--- a/tests/neg-custom-args/explain/i16888.check
+++ b/tests/neg-custom-args/explain/i16888.check
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   | Explanation (enabled by `-explain`)
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-  | Maybe this methods is missing a `(using Quotes)` parameter.
+  | Maybe this method is missing a `(using Quotes)` parameter.
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   | Maybe that splice `$ { ... }` is missing?
   | Given instances of `Quotes` are generated from an enclosing splice `$ { ... }` (or `scala.staging.run` call).