diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index d998b0f4fb05..5b8e78538b15 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ function toJson(obj, pretty) {
  * Deserializes a JSON string.
  *
  * @param {string} json JSON string to deserialize.
- * @returns {Object|Array|string|number} Deserialized thingy.
+ * @returns {Object|Array|string|number} Deserialized JSON string.
  */
 function fromJson(json) {
   return isString(json)