diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
index 79943d9..0172741 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
@@ -1470,7 +1470,8 @@ public abstract class LogFactory {
      * <p>
      * The returned string is of form "className@hashCode", ie is the same as
      * the return value of the Object.toString() method, but works even when
-     * the specified object's class has overidden the toString method.
+     * the specified object's class has overridden the toString method.
+     * </p>
      *
      * @param o may be null.
      * @return a string of form className@hashCode, or "null" if param o is null.