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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file or Redmine
     (same as "literal".freeze in Ruby 2.1+) [Feature #13295]
   * String#{casecmp,casecmp?} now return nil for non-string arguments
     instead of raising a TypeError. [Bug #13312]
-  * String##delete_prefix is added to remove prefix [Feature #12694]
+  * String#delete_prefix is added to remove prefix [Feature #12694]
   * String#delete_prefix! is added to remove prefix destructively [Feature #12694]
 
 === Stdlib updates (outstanding ones only)