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@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ Never again violate the `single responsibility principle <https://en.wikipedia.o
 **Hate type annotations**!?
 No problem!
 With ``attrs`` types are entirely **optional**.
-Simply assign ``field()`` to the attributes instead of annotating them with types.
+Simply assign ``attr.field()`` to the attributes instead of annotating them with types.
 
-In case you're wondering: this example uses ``attrs``'s `modern APIs <https://www.attrs.org/en/stable/api.html#next-generation-apis>`_ that have been introduced in version 20.1.0.
+This example uses ``attrs``'s `modern APIs <https://www.attrs.org/en/stable/api.html#next-generation-apis>`_ that have been introduced in version 20.1.0.
 The classic APIs (``@attr.s``, ``attr.ib``, ``@attr.attrs``, ``attr.attrib``, and ``attr.dataclass``) will remain indefinitely.
 
 Please check out `On The Core API Names <https://www.attrs.org/en/latest/names.html>`_ for a more in-depth explanation.