diff --git a/Nimrod-for-C-programmers.md b/Nimrod-for-C-programmers.md
index 9c38499..70ee57e 100644
--- a/Nimrod-for-C-programmers.md
+++ b/Nimrod-for-C-programmers.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ s[11] = '!';
 </td>
 <td>
 <pre>
-var s: string = "Hello World."
+var s = "Hello World."
 var s0: char = s[0] # 'H'
 var t = s # Copy of s
 s[11] = '!'