diff --git a/src/endian.rs b/src/endian.rs
index a4478dc..5e6cc4b 100644
--- a/src/endian.rs
+++ b/src/endian.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ pub type PlatformEndian = BigEndian;
 #[cfg(not(target_endian="big"))]
 pub type PlatformEndian = LittleEndian;
 
-/// Referes to NetworkEndian. This could be either
+/// Defines the endianess to use when communicating
+/// over a network. This could be either
 /// of the available endians as long as it is consistent
 /// across the network. However, RFC1700 decided network
 /// byte order would be BigEndian. As such, it is now the