diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
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--- a/docs/settings.rst
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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Setting name (default value)                                            What doe
                                                                         timestamp information (mtime) if it can't get
                                                                         date information from the metadata.
 `JINJA_EXTENSIONS` (``[]``)                                             A list of any Jinja2 extensions you want to use.
-`DELETE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` (``False``)                                   Delete the contents of the output directory before
+`DELETE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` (``False``)                                   Delete the content of the output directory before
                                                                         generating new files.
 `LOCALE` (''[#]_)                                                       Change the locale. A list of locales can be provided
                                                                         here or a single string representing one locale.