diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/clipping/ClippingOp.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/clipping/ClippingOp.java
index 91414d8fe..98eb582e8 100644
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/clipping/ClippingOp.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/clipping/ClippingOp.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Vector;
  * of the read, plus an option extraInfo (useful for carrying info where needed).
  * <p/>
  * Also holds the critical apply function that actually execute the clipping operation on a provided read,
- * according to the wishes of the supplid ClippingAlgorithm enum.
+ * according to the wishes of the supplied ClippingAlgorithm enum.
  */
 public class ClippingOp {
     public final int start, stop; // inclusive