diff --git a/_tour/basics.md b/_tour/basics.md
index 331b026e29..9c99e46f17 100644
--- a/_tour/basics.md
+++ b/_tour/basics.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ println(add(1, 2)) // 3
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 {% endscalafiddle %}
 
-Notice how the return type is declared _after_ the parameter list and the `: Int`.
+Notice how the return type `Int` is declared _after_ the parameter list and a `:`.
 
 A method can take multiple parameter lists: