typo
diff --git a/site/source/docs/porting/exceptions.rst b/site/source/docs/porting/exceptions.rst
index 46a78ff..6b2bc5c 100644
--- a/site/source/docs/porting/exceptions.rst
+++ b/site/source/docs/porting/exceptions.rst
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
cannot expect a C++ try-catch to catch a JS exception. C++ can only catch C++
exceptions. JS *can* catch C++ exceptions, but only because such exceptions
are converted by the VM automatically (their actual form then depends on whether
-you are using the older JavaScript-based exceptions module or the newer
+you are using the older JavaScript-based exceptions model or the newer
WebAssembly exception handling proposal).
The reason for this is that handling and converting expections by Emscripten
