diff --git a/src/std/str.md b/src/std/str.md
index a15038b907..5e8e7aec4a 100644
--- a/src/std/str.md
+++ b/src/std/str.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Strings
 
-There are two types of strings in Rust: `String` and `&str`.
+The two most used string types in Rust are `String` and `&str`.
 
 A `String` is stored as a vector of bytes (`Vec<u8>`), but guaranteed to
 always be a valid UTF-8 sequence. `String` is heap allocated, growable and not