diff --git a/Doc/library/os.path.rst b/Doc/library/os.path.rst
index 05eed8a..fa6b0c0 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.path.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.path.rst
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 .. function:: isabs(path)
 
    Return ``True`` if *path* is an absolute pathname.  On Unix, that means it
-   begins with a slash, on Windows that it begins with a backslash after chopping
+   begins with a slash, on Windows that it begins with a (back)slash after chopping
    off a potential drive letter.