diff --git a/lib/geocoder.rb b/lib/geocoder.rb
index d1157aa6ed4c07f6cb4b7daf88ec10f7d3e7a113..b38cf2e57fd990e9ad03730c478d4f53969266d2 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Geocoder
     # Options hash may include:
     #
     # +units+   :: <tt>:mi</tt> (default) or <tt>:km</tt>
-    # +exclude+ :: exclude the given object (used by the #nearbys method)
+    # +exclude+ :: an object to exclude (used by the #nearbys method)
     # +order+   :: column(s) for ORDER BY SQL clause
     # +limit+   :: number of records to return (for LIMIT SQL clause)
     # +offset+  :: number of records to skip (for OFFSET SQL clause)