diff --git a/erlang.html.markdown b/erlang.html.markdown
index 66370a7d..42d0b809 100644
--- a/erlang.html.markdown
+++ b/erlang.html.markdown
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author_url: http://www.focustheweb.com/
filename: learnerlang.erl
---
-```latex
+```erlang
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