diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1aa22b9d..1f5f155b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Usage:
 
     var LRU = require("lru-cache")
       , cache = LRU(10) // max 10 items. default = Infinity
-    cache.put("key", "value")
+    cache.set("key", "value")
     cache.get("key") // "value"
 
-RTFS for more info.
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+RTFS for more info.