diff --git a/apstools/synApps/_common.py b/apstools/synApps/_common.py
index 7634512fe..c6361acb8 100644
--- a/apstools/synApps/_common.py
+++ b/apstools/synApps/_common.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 class EpicsRecordDeviceCommonAll(Device):
     """
-    Many of the field common to all EPICS records
+    Many of the fields common to all EPICS records
     
     Some fields are not included because they are not interesting to
     an EPICS client or are already provided in other support.