diff --git a/scorn/oldcity/oldcity5 b/scorn/oldcity/oldcity5
index 7f26d7b78..6702f79ac 100644
--- a/scorn/oldcity/oldcity5
+++ b/scorn/oldcity/oldcity5
@@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ my challenge??
 @match challenge|Challenge
 Yes or no will do.
 @match yes|Yes
-Very well, White as a ghost, Faster then thee,
-Taller then a mountain, Louder then me,
+Very well, White as a ghost, Faster than thee,
+Taller than a mountain, Louder than me,
 Bright as the brightest star, Silent as the best
 thief, what is it that thou doest see? 
 @match no|No