diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h
index fb6d45ddf6..7b1c17bc81 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
         because there's no other way to represent unicode strings in a way that isn't dependent
         on the compiler, source code editor and platform.
 
-        This will use up the the first maxChars characters of the string (or less if the string
+        This will use up to the first maxChars characters of the string (or less if the string
         is actually shorter).
     */
     String (const char* text, size_t maxChars);