diff --git a/roaring/roaring.go b/roaring/roaring.go
index ccb0b2368..7cc7cd3af 100644
--- a/roaring/roaring.go
+++ b/roaring/roaring.go
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func (b *Bitmap) Optimize() {
 	}
 }
 
-//hoping this inines
+//hoping this in-lines
 func WriteUint16(w io.Writer, b []byte, v uint16) (int, error) {
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(b, v)
 	return w.Write(b)